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Re:Supreme Court Sides with Consumers–Affirms Your Right to ... by lsiebert on Thursday June 01, 2017 @09:45PM (#14466814)
I expect we will only have a license to operate printers/ink cartridges at some point in the future, rather then owning them.
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Re:Supreme Court Sides with Consumers–Affirms Your Right to ... by matt4077 on Thursday June 01, 2017 @11:09PM (#14467139)
Well, this Supreme Court opinion says the exact opposite, so your expectation probably wrong for points in the short- and medium-term future.
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Re:Supreme Court Sides with Consumers–Affirms Your Right to ... by concede_pluto on Friday June 02, 2017 @12:27AM (#14467462)
The industry has two choices: stop trying to impose post-sale restrictions, or start openly leasing products for a limited time instead of selling them.
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