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| From | Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it |
| Date | 2023-12-28 04:09 -0400 |
| Organization | Bridgewater Institute for Advanced Study - Blacksmith Shop |
| Message-ID | <87o7eazr2d.fsf@enoch.nodomain.nowhere> (permalink) |
| References | <20231227162558.f64424ecf5e0541a3fa43fd0@amongus.com.invalid> <87sf3nghii.fsf@neptune> |
cr0c0d1le <cr0c0d1le@cogeco.ca> writes: > Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> writes: > >> Bricking it: Do you actually own anything digital? >> From ebooks, to videos and software, the answer is increasingly no >> >> https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/22/opinion_column/?td=rt-3a >> >> OPINION What do Amazon, Sony, and Broadcom all have in common? Give up? >> Each, in their own way, has made it clear that when you buy something >> from them, you don't actually own it. > > Easy. Don't do business with such companies. It may not be convenient, > but at the end of the day all you need is food, water, clothing and > shelter. Can't own my car in ten years? Fine, I will bike or walk. Not a rural octogenarian, then, eh? -- Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada
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if it's digital, you don't really own it Retrograde <fungus@amongus.com.invalid> - 2023-12-27 16:25 -0500
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it immibis <news@immibis.com> - 2023-12-27 23:35 +0100
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it Marco Moock <mm+usenet@dorfdsl.de> - 2023-12-28 11:36 +0100
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it immibis <news@immibis.com> - 2023-12-28 19:35 +0100
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it Marco Moock <mm+usenet-es@dorfdsl.de> - 2023-12-28 20:57 +0100
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it immibis <news@immibis.com> - 2024-01-02 00:46 +0100
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2023-12-27 22:51 +0000
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it John McCue <jmccue@magnetar.jmcunx.com> - 2023-12-28 00:25 +0000
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it Marco Moock <mm+usenet@dorfdsl.de> - 2023-12-28 11:41 +0100
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it Andreas Kempe <kempe@lysator.liu.se> - 2023-12-28 22:58 +0000
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it Marco Moock <mm+usenet@dorfdsl.de> - 2023-12-29 09:13 +0100
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it Andreas Kempe <kempe@lysator.liu.se> - 2023-12-29 13:01 +0000
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2023-12-29 23:08 +0000
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it cr0c0d1le <cr0c0d1le@cogeco.ca> - 2023-12-27 21:58 -0500
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> - 2023-12-28 04:09 -0400
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it Marco Moock <mm+usenet@dorfdsl.de> - 2023-12-28 11:46 +0100
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it immibis <news@immibis.com> - 2023-12-28 19:36 +0100
Re: if it's digital, you don't really own it Marco Moock <mm+usenet@dorfdsl.de> - 2023-12-28 11:24 +0100
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