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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 krishnoid on Wednesday July 01 2020, @05:38PM (1 child)

    by krishnoid (1156) on Wednesday July 01 2020, @05:38PM (#1015083)

    Can you file a complaint with the local attorney general/trade authority? Even just a call from them might be good enough to at least get you a refund and make them think twice about putting out crap in the future that they can't support.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 02 2020, @03:20PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 02 2020, @03:20PM (#1015416)

    The long term solution is for people to stop paying for apps on these sorts of devices. At least with programs for desktops and laptops you have options for continuing to use them as long as you like, even if it means installing the OS into a virtual machine. The main exceptions I've seen are when it's tied to a hardware product of some sort, that can be hit or miss.