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Originally Posted by Sascha Franck  That's pretty much nonsense. It might be true for Apple computers, but I can get almost each and every Windows PC replaced and/or serviced, regardless of the company that originally made it.
And as far as other electronic devices are concerned, again, a lot of them can be serviced by 3rd party techs. Dongles can't. And no 3rd party tech would be able to replace a not-anymore-existing authorisation server, either.
Heck, with other electronic equipment I own I'm even allowed to do some circuit bending (if I wished at least). Again, not so with software (others than open source stuff).
- Sascha |
That's nonsense. Try to get a PCI card from a company that no longer exists fixed. As soon as you need a chip containing some software that only they had you are screwed. Your argument applies to all modern digital equipement, yet it is only a problem with dongles.