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We Don't Really Own the Digital Possessions That We Buy Online

posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday July 01 2020, @02:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the gone-with-the-wind dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

https://www.iafrikan.com/2020/06/30/do-we-really-own-our-digital-possessions/

During 2019, Microsoft announced that it will close the books category of its digital store. While other software and apps will still be available via the virtual shop front, and on purchasers' consoles and devices, the closure of the eBook store takes with it customers' eBook libraries. Any digital books bought through the service – even those bought many years ago – will no longer be readable after July 2019. While the company has promised to provide a full refund for all eBook purchases, this decision raises important questions of ownership.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by c0lo on Wednesday July 01 2020, @04:07PM (2 children)

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 01 2020, @04:07PM (#1015048) Journal

    Maybe it is not shit [maa.org].
    I must admit I was taken by surprise, but from the perspective of introducing students to mathematics they may have a point; even if those that succeed in getting into math's guts will abandon the sugar coating as no longer relevant.

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  • (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Wednesday July 01 2020, @05:34PM (1 child)

    by krishnoid (1156) on Wednesday July 01 2020, @05:34PM (#1015081)

    And if that fails, there are always the incentives of trade [theonion.com] and good old monetary [youtube.com] motivation (warning, last link is gratuitously cheesecake-heavy).

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2020, @10:16PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 01 2020, @10:16PM (#1015174)

      MMMMM...Cheesecake [youtube.com]!