laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 17 hours agoThe current gaming situation right nowlemmy.worldimagemessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1513arrow-down139
arrow-up1474arrow-down1imageThe current gaming situation right nowlemmy.worldlaurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 17 hours agomessage-square103fedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-27 hours agoMicrosoft pioneered the “your software is licensed, not owned” in the early 80s. Even before Steam, you didn’t own your games. Even if they are on physical media, you don’t own the software on the media; you just own the media it came on.
minus-squareAlmacca@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·56 minutes agoThis is what I keep telling people. This whole game ‘ownership’ debate is only happening because no-one ever reads the EULA.
Microsoft pioneered the “your software is licensed, not owned” in the early 80s. Even before Steam, you didn’t own your games. Even if they are on physical media, you don’t own the software on the media; you just own the media it came on.
This is what I keep telling people. This whole game ‘ownership’ debate is only happening because no-one ever reads the EULA.