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Totally agree. Ebooks, unless sold in a DRM-free format with no restrictions on reselling, are services. Goods are a thing you own, can use for whatever purpos
by tormeh 12y ago
Totally agree. Ebooks, unless sold in a DRM-free format with no restrictions on reselling, are services.
Goods are a thing you own, can use for whatever purpose you want and can sell on after you've bought it.
This way of looking at things present new questions: Should phones on a contract be regarded as services too?
- ralmidani 12y ago>> Should phones on a contract be regarded as services too? Legally, you own your phone, even when on contract. Philosophically, the manufacturer and/or OS developer own most phones, even those not on contract.
- zanny 12y agoA good number of Android phones are unlocked, or unlockable, and are rootable, and have custom ROM support. The only really bad parts are the proprietary GPUs and cellular radios.