gankouskhan

Monopoly over me not paying for their stuff? I guess. Seems more like not supporting them to me. If they errode my choice then I make the only choice that gives me agency. I don’t give them my money.

I guess at a certain point I just stop using electronics.

Main difference is you often have a choice on PC to use another store. Companies that have earned trust reduces impact through consumer friendly policies. Companies like Sony and Nintendo have not shown goodwill, and have been actively hostile.

It’s ownership of the file, but that alone does not guarantee that you can still play the game. If they revoke the online access and it’s an online only game you cannot play. If they remove any and all updates you could get for the game then you could not play especially if it has day zero breaking bugs or incomplete game think something like cyberpunk 2077, but it could be worse. This isn’t 1990 anymore we no longer get complete games.

Prob more like half the MSRP which really that doesn’t sound too crazy when you remember they have to cover more than the cost of the phone itself to make a profit. Still insane that they feel the need to make it faster rather than better battery life, cheaper, and larger storage as tech improves.

https://iphonetonic.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-an-iphone/

Could just use the os for one too

This is me but 25 years as my main os. I just don’t care to configure if something exists already so I can do the things I actually care about. It’s not the flex that people think it is to install arch. If you can follow the recipe to make boxed Mac and cheese and you can install arch assuming you have do not value your time.

Using it in this manner is explicitly against their tos. You are not the first person trying to abuse the service.

I need to watch this

Absolutely, but you’ll have to help me tend to the yaks, and hike through the mountains every so often to forage for food and set up new sensors. :)

7 months ago I quit my job for this reason. I thought long and hard about it even bought a ranch. I have joined another team, but one that is pretty critical of ai. They aren’t anti ai, but using it needs to have good reason. I figure this is my last bastion and I’ll ride this.