sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 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-square114fedilinkarrow-up1901arrow-down119
arrow-up1882arrow-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 · 3 days agomessage-square114fedilink
minus-squareCherry@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 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.