sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoQuote of the day by Gabe Newell: "Piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue" — Sony just proved why digital storefronts are brokenwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square126linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkQuote of the day by Gabe Newell: "Piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue" — Sony just proved why digital storefronts are brokenwww.windowscentral.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square126linkfedilink
minus-squareCherry@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoA distinction here is what is being sold to us. A disc is ‘goods’ where are sold the product under the assumption of ownership. What is actually being given is a service! We want ownership of a good, not rent of a service and digital via sony/Xbox is the latter.
A distinction here is what is being sold to us. A disc is ‘goods’ where are sold the product under the assumption of ownership.
What is actually being given is a service!
We want ownership of a good, not rent of a service and digital via sony/Xbox is the latter.