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The Birth of Restrictive Computing, Thanks Vista
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
The idea of owning software isn’t what it used to be. In the past, you’d have to run out and buy the
boxed version of the software that you were looking for or download and register a shareware application off of the Internet in order to gain possession of that program. Of course, freeware did and still does exist, but since you don’t pay any money for the right to use the software, you don’t technically own anything because the license is automatically granted to you upon download, installation, and usage of the software.
To be honest, I can’t even remember the last time that I had to buy a boxed or downloadable shareware application. So many free alternatives exist today, and we can do most of what we really need to do online, anyway. Regardless, there are still an abundance of applications that require you to pay money in order to obtain a license to use the software, and while there are unique terms for each license agreement, it’s usually fairly reasonable to assume that once you’ve paid for the right to use the software, the usage terms will be fairly flexible and you’ll be able to do what you need to do within reason. After all, you paid to own a copy of the software, right? OSWeekly.com - The Birth of Restrictive Computing, Thanks Vista
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