sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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-square99linkfedilinkarrow-up1881arrow-down118
arrow-up1863arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square99linkfedilink
minus-squareCherry@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months 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.