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

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: 2) by Reziac on Thursday July 02 2020, @05:16AM

    by Reziac (2489) on Thursday July 02 2020, @05:16AM (#1015286) Homepage

    Anyone else remember when CDROM.COM was sold, and the new owners pulled the plug on all the hosted public archives, with zero notice?

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