L4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoDo you actually own anything digital?www.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square172fedilinkarrow-up1353arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up1340arrow-down1external-linkDo you actually own anything digital?www.theregister.comL4sBot@lemmy.worldMB to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square172fedilinkfile-text
Do you actually own anything digital?::From ebooks, to videos and software, the answer is increasingly no
minus-squarewantd2B1ofthestrokes@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·11 months agoYou wouldn’t pay to not own a car
minus-squareOttomateeverything@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoIdk, lots of people lease… So I guess they would
minus-squareConstipatedWatson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoAhem, what about car rentals when you travel? 😜 Just kidding: in this case you know very well you’re not owning the car and only using it for a very short time
minus-squareSlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoYou technically own the car, but some functionality is behind software locks and these days even paid subscriptions. How much do you really own?
You wouldn’t pay to not own a car
Idk, lots of people lease… So I guess they would
Ahem, what about car rentals when you travel? 😜 Just kidding: in this case you know very well you’re not owning the car and only using it for a very short time
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You technically own the car, but some functionality is behind software locks and these days even paid subscriptions. How much do you really own?