• satan@r.nf
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    11 months ago

    This shit again? have people never heard of lending? the thing you get to use for a short duration at a fraction of the cost to buy it outright or create it yourself? The thing you don’t actually own and have to give it back? renting?

    is this some kind of alternate universe where people think they own every movie or game simply by paying $$. is this kindergarten mathematics? and this is coming from people who can’t code for shit and don’t realize the scale of things bts.

    Get a physical copy that doesn’t require internet activation then, assholes.

    but but but… that requires actual physical movement and getting out of my basement. 😭

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      11 months ago

      Get a physical copy that doesn’t require internet activation then, assholes.

      Just a little bit closer, you’re almost getting the point!

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      11 months ago

      Hi @satan@r.nf, please remember Beehaw’s primary founding principal when commenting here: Be(e) Nice.

      It is possible to disagree with someone without using abusive language. If you think they are wrong, attack their arguments (civilly), not the person.

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      11 months ago

      Or I can pay nothing and get a plain video file that I can do anything I want with, and play on any device without needing a player. And as long as I keep that file backed up somewhere, I’ll always have a copy of it.

      The TV business is struggling to learn the lesson the music industry learned a long time ago.

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      11 months ago

      Get a physical copy that doesn’t require internet activation then

      I cannot speak about movies. But physical games now are also just “usage licenses”, they are encrypted and if the console is connected to the internet at any momento, your rights to play the game may be revoked (just like digital games or, in this case, digital TV series)