[CLUE-Tech] Yet another reason to use Linux exCLUEsively

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They have realized that intellectual property is unlike other
property.  Unlike a car or anything physical, many people can use it at
once, and it never wears out.  These remove the concept of scarcity from
the suply and demand equation that drives out economy.  Therefore we have
artificial scarcity (license agreements that prohibit multiple
users)  This was not enough.  When the products were "good enough" the
problem of them never wearing out reared its ugly head.  This brought out
the software subscription model.  Unfortunately for software vendors,
distribution chanels are no longer so exclusive due to the pervasive
nature of the internet and other high speed networks.  Now that the cat is
out of the bag as far as people thinking that you buy software, then use
it as long as you like, it will be very hard to switch to a subscription
model.  The only way to pull it off is to use the fact that hardware does
eventually wear out.  The new hardware must be incompatible with the old
software to force purchases, however, this opens up the field to
competition.  If you own the whole market, want to continue to do so
without any possibility for competition, and want a continuous revenue
stream, the only chance you have is to create new and compelling features,
or make software that wears out (maybe decays over time and does not
allow a re-install).

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