no? if theres no need to upgrade machine you just dont. most enterprise do because that shit is not supported anymore, so if they are internet enabled they dont have much choice.

Thank you! Lemmy seems to believe everything digital is free forever. There are real costs associated with maintaining infrastructure.

then dont fucking call it “buying”

Bypassing these tends to be a criminal offense.

lol no, nobody is in jail for ripping their stuff or even straight up torrenting it.

If you want to keep your data forever, buy a Blu-Ray.

which will degrade and become unusable in what? 20 years?

After that, you replace the PC anyway.

you really dont have to though

oh noooooo

anyway…

im good thanks

why? they have more than enough money to do so.

I’m not in just tired to deal with whiny bitches

Jesus fucking christ what a bunch of drama queens

??

Is actually great since it forces you to learn which saves you much more time in the long run.

But most people can’t see past their nose.

Edit

Can’t believe somebody got offended by this…

Let’s see, popularised always online drm, loot boxes, gambling in video games, supported money laundering, established the 30% cut and more.

Unironically all that is wrong with modern gaming.

And hey, epic sucks ass but they haven’t damaged the gaming industry as much as steam, not even close.

Still nothing compared to what valve did. People here are either young or naive.

i dont even know who you are

Because it’s not. The kernel is meaningless if the user space is gimped.

No thanks, I’m not replacing proprietary bullshit with more proprietary bullshit

Palestinians :“please don’t steal our land”

Random lemmy user : “you greedy fucks”

No it doesn’t XD

From what I see it’s extremely limited experience compared to other devices