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pierat on Jan 20, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ubisoft Says Out Loud: We Want People to Get Used ...

That would be in the realm of Total Annihilation (middle 1990s). I installed that a few weeks ago from the CDs provided on archive.org

It took a few minutes to download AND install.

What it really boils down to is the ever-downward trend to destroy ownership by converting as much as possible to a service or hidden rental.

Me? I prefer to own games that work now or 30 years from now.

robinsonb5 on Jan 20, 2024 [–]

> What it really boils down to is the ever-downward trend to destroy ownership by converting as much as possible to a service or hidden rental.

The phrase I use for that is "erecting toll-booths".

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