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Originally Posted by Katsunami
Uh... maybe I understand you the wrong way, but nothing of my current stuff except Windows 7 depends on anything or anyone to get it to work.
Even without internet, I would be able to use all the stuff I have. Of course the internet-enabled parts would not work (like multiplayer in games), but all of the main functionality is there.
Compare that to a program or a game that requires an always-on internet connection. As soon as the publisher deems the program to be "old", the authentication server goes off-line, and the program will be unusable.
The software I (still) have that does this is Windows 7, and I've resolved that by just keeping a clean, activated and updated image put away in case I ever need it.
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Now, you see, I have a completely different view of technology - call me the BIC disposable!
I consider that everything I have now will soon be obsolete, and that's fine with me. New stuff will soon be available that will be cheaper, better and do stuff I didn't even know I wanted! So I don't want tech that's expensive and durable. Call me cheap but I think Google is on the right track in recognizing that consumers are very price-sensitive and future success and market share depends on inexpensive stuff that grabs the world's imagination.
I consider the Chromebook to be a product in this vein.