Re:"LibreOffice works 365 days a year. Just saying."
by joshuaissac on Friday November 13, 2026 @02:20PM
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That is not what GP is suggesting.
The equivalent comparison would be expecting BMW to update your car after you have already bought it. It is perfectly reasonable that once you have bought the car, any updated parts have to be bought and installed separately.
But if you don't want to pay for that, your car works as before. That's what the GP is suggesting.
Re:"LibreOffice works 365 days a year. Just saying."
by swasheck on Friday November 13, 2026 @02:47PM
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Kinda. I think the prevailing sentiment is more of a manufacturer recall where BMW has realized a flaw that leads to a safety issue or a critical functionality and issues a recall to resolve it.
Fact is, there's a lot of "unnecessary" and innovation-deterring in the "own nothing; subscribe to everything" model you're espousing.
On the flip-side, yes, we do love being paid to continue doing our thing.
So. It's a balance.