Yup. Techies have to do a better job of educating the non-technical among their friends and associates, otherwise they fall for this bullshit.
Basically, if using a thing means it has to phone home for permission, you do not own that thing, you will never own that thing, and that thing can, and likely will, be taken from you with no notice at some point in the future.
You and I both. I buy video online when I can download it in an open-standards format without any #DRM - #RiffTrax being an obvious example. At least I know I can back it up, and play it on any machine or device I want, indefinitely.
Why "everyone" puts up with this stuff is a puzzle. If you explain the problem to them, they understand, but ... they'll still keep consuming the anti-consumer-proprietary alternative.
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