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Re:Renting Horsepower by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Thursday May 04, 2023 @05:40PM (#35822469)
I agree but why does the software world get away with the same behavior? Why are we only outraged when it comes to physical goods?
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Re:Renting Horsepower by OJFord on Thursday May 04, 2023 @05:42PM (#35822495)
Hosting? Updates?

Physical goods like cars 'get away with it' for things like fuel; hosting is in some sense similarly 'consumable'.

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Re:Renting Horsepower by 2OEH8eoCRo0 on Friday May 05, 2023 @10:55AM (#35830028)
Not hosting or updates. Paying money to unlock content or in game BS currency
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