Post #2556169
2025-10-27 08:11 UTC
@stevenaleach@sigmoid.social @f_beaudet@cosocial.ca I really believe that 99.99% of people do not realise they can use libreoffice or even an older version of ms office and not need a subscription at all. But all major companies are,going for the subscription based model these days, they don’t want us to own things, they want us to rent them from them.
Perpetual growth hack etc etc
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@stevenaleach@sigmoid.social 2025-10-27 15:32
@nickapos@mastodon.oncrete.uk @f_beaudet@cosocial.ca I'm curious when that started to happen? I've been a Linux user since 1995 and have only recently *heard* of "software subscriptions" via threads like this. It sounds like you basically can't do anything without an internet connection. If so, at what point is your computer no longer a computer but just a network appliance for using cloud stuff? I'll admit I've not installed an email client in years and use gmail in a browser, but that's as close as I get to all that.