Submitted by: arnesr
Source: http://slashdot.org
Posted by michael on Thursday June 08, @04:15AM from the last-straw dept. When you "purchase" software, what do you get? Increasingly, the answer is: nothing. Nothing tangible; no rights; and no resale value. This rant is spurred by Microsoft's changes to its distribution policy for all future editions of Windows. No longer will you receive a CD which is capable of installing the operating system with your new computer - Original Equipment Manufacturers are forbidden to ship you one, even though you just paid ~$100 for the software, and even though the change makes customers less than happy. Meanwhile, Adobe's chairman has the gall to tell us it's our own fault. |
The full story: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=00/06/08/064721.
