TheBrain v10 Alpha is available

Posted by tightbeam
Sep 4, 2018 at 01:01 PM

If you buy the software, Microsoft will enable it, and will keep it enabled, for as long as they’re in business, which I imagine will be longer than the remaining lifespan alloted to me here on our wonderful planet earth. That’s sufficient “ownership” (for me).

I do agree with your other point, about “‘next major release OR next 3 years’ updates included”.

Lothar Scholz wrote:

>tightbeam wrote:
>Anyone (well, anyone with $400) can purchase Microsoft Office Plus, the
>>version that includes Access:
> >But it still is upto Microsoft to enable it. All software activation
>that need server contact to install and use means that you don’t own the
>software. You see it in the gaming industry that almost all the games in
>the early millenium years are non installable anymore and worthless - at
>least at this time they still had nice boxes you can now put on your
>shelf.
> >Unfortunately i’ve never seen this activation question answered on the
>website.
> >And back to the topic. I really think that software vendors need to
>offer a “next major release OR next 3 years” updates included. Because
>i see updates more like a warranty and everything below 2 years is a
>disgrace and greedy rip-off because 2 years is already mandatory by law
>on every physical product in the EU.
>