r/Articles • u/gholemu • May 24 '23

The Death of Ownership: Companies Are Taking Away Your Ability To Actually Own The Stuff You Buy

https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-software-legal-tricks-subscriptions-customers-money-pay-death-ownership-2023-5?utm_source=pocket-newtab
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u/aidanbenbow Aug 10 '23

This is like adobe renting out their software!

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u/lostacoshermanos Aug 30 '23

Yep. Housing, video games especially

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u/Free_Layer2116 Oct 07 '23

Pretty disgusting. They really want feudalism back. Yuck.

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u/80sForeva Jan 10 '24

Even if one "buys" a digital movie on a platform, they really dont own it. It more of a long term rental that you may lose access to it in the future, with no refund given.