Computer Help and Support

There is apparently no such thing as "software" anymore.

There are operating systems, which are proprietary and the property of the corporation (Microsoft, Apple, etc.) which will take responsibility for keeping them updated on the condition that you allow them unrestricted access to anything connected to that operating system, ain't that nice of them?

And then, there are "apps".

Not "software" which used to be an intellectual property that you could purchase or lease, and thus own, and update at your will, even if you sometimes had to pay for it.

Now you have "apps". Which are either "free" because they're mining your data, or they are available to you by subscription, which means they are owned by the supplier, who will update them at THEIR will.

And you pay for them over and over again, monthly or yearly.

This is the era of the "leech model" of productivity tools.

"Software" is so early-aughts, yanno.

disgustedly,
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