More and more people are saying it

  • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]
    ·
    2 years ago

    I thought buying software licenses was bad enough, but this is far worse. It really is capitalism's goal for us to rent our entire lives.

    • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
      ·
      2 years ago

      I'd rather buy a license once and never pay for it again.

      • FALGSConaut [comrade/them]
        ·
        2 years ago

        It shouldn't be a license in the first place, it wasn't so long ago that you could buy software on a physical disk and actually own it

        • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
          ·
          2 years ago

          I put the software on my physical hard drive for free because digital scarcity isn't real

          • walletbaby [none/use name]
            ·
            2 years ago

            Just wait until they can remotely delete it.

            Apple already does this. They can and will delete apps straight off your phone. Just, one day, poof gone. And Apple is widely regarded as a leader that everyone else copies.

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
        ·
        2 years ago

        Planned Obsolescence, baby! The product to which you hold license will no longer integrate with any other proprietary software within the next six years.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Something something you will own nothing and you will be happy. :liberalism:

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
        ·
        2 years ago

        Socialism is bad because you won't even own your own toothbrush.

        So, anyway, now you can pay $10/mo to DigitalFloss and receive a weekly allotment of Smart Bristles that integrate with your Sonic Cleansing Wand. Please select ACKNOWLEDGE on this 43 page licensing agreement to confirm you will accept the charges. We reserve the right to change this contract without notice.