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Re:The AMD Radeon Graphics Driver Makes Up Roughly 10.5% of ... by matheusmoreira on Sunday October 11, 2020 @06:04PM (#24749487)
> If I buy a product, surely I can do with it as I please?

We no longer buy products these days. We license them. Another form of rent that allows the true owner to maintain control. Somehow this became the norm.

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Re:The AMD Radeon Graphics Driver Makes Up Roughly 10.5% of ... by srtjstjsj on Sunday October 11, 2020 @06:42PM (#24749761)
There's nearly no market for people willing to pay to own.
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Re:The AMD Radeon Graphics Driver Makes Up Roughly 10.5% of ... by amelius on Sunday October 11, 2020 @07:08PM (#24749900)
That's because most people don't know they don't really own the stuff they "buy" these days.
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