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Boy howdy, I hit a nerve with my post about the durability of DRM'ed
e-books.
It becomes a matter of worldview. Do you like to rent, or do you like to buy? There's nothing wrong with either viewpoint, but it is a matter of personality.
Those of us who like to buy want to keep our purchases useable as long as possible, and are willing to pay extra, up front, to do so. Those of us who prefer to rent don't care what happens after the initial use, and want it a cheaply as possible.
Digital items are potentially immortal, so people who buy don't want anything to get into the way of maintaining them. Let me give you an example - I have two atari 800 computers, 25 or so years old. They will eventually wear out. I also have an atari 800 emulator for my PC. So I can use my old software (which I purchased 25 or so years ago- not pirated), on my PC for as long as I can get a WINTEL chip based computer (that'll run Windows 2000 SP4). That's what I mean by immortal. The Atari emulator may still be useable 100 years from now. (I won't be, but I'll have it as long as I last...)
If you like to rent, this doesn't matter at all. You rent what you want (from what's available at the time), and then pitch it for the next item/time. Your concern is trying to keep it cheap.
You pays your money and takes your choice.
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