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A comment on CA law means stores can't say you're buying a game if you're merely licensing it. Parent comment

Re:CA law means stores can't say you're buying a game if you... by diggan on Friday September 27, 2024 @04:02PM (#41674974)
Leases come in all different shapes, forms and conditions. To replace what the companies misleadingly call "Buy" today, they terms would just be "Pay X up front and get access until we cannot provide the service anymore for X,Y,Z reasons".

In many places, ground/land is leased that way, where you pay a sum up-front and are allowed full ownership for 99 years or something like that.

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Re:CA law means stores can't say you're buying a game if you... by anticensor on Sunday September 29, 2024 @12:47AM (#41684988)
"Pay upfront, lease product X and purchase accompanying recurring services provided for product X", maybe?
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