April 21, 20206 yr Author 2 hours ago, vortex681 said: Go into Opera settings and select the Advanced options Thanks again, for that. 2 hours ago, vortex681 said: You pay for a licence to use the software, you don't actually own it. So, in effect Microsoft can go on upping the price of that Licence to whatever it wants, ad infinitum, eh? Kinda like Sainsbury's telling me at the checkout, 'Hey, that steak you just bought, we own it, but it's okay, you can eat it for dinner'.🤣 Rick Almeida
April 21, 20206 yr 6 minutes ago, vc10man said: So, in effect Microsoft can go on upping the price of that Licence to whatever it wants, ad infinitum, eh? No. Once you’ve paid for the licence, that should be you sorted unless you decide you want to install it on a second machine, when you have to buy a new licence. i7-14700k | Asus ROG STRIX Z790-F Gaming WIFI | 32GB DDR5 RAM | MSI RTX 4080 Super | WD Black SN850X 1TB & 2TB | Corsair HX1000i ATX3.0 | MSI MAG401QR 40" monitor | Win 11 Pro 64-bit | Meta Quest 3
April 21, 20206 yr Author 32 minutes ago, vortex681 said: No. Once you’ve paid for the licence, that should be you sorted unless you decide you want to install it on a second machine, when you have to buy a new licence. But in effect, the OS belongs to them? I am just 'borrowing' it under Licence? Nice money-spinner😅 Rick Almeida
April 22, 20206 yr Commercial Member You react as though that's a new thing. It's a model that's been around for over 40 years. Cheers! Luke Kolin I make simFDR, the most advanced flight data recorder for FSX, Prepar3D and X-Plane.
April 22, 20206 yr Author 8 hours ago, Luke said: You react as though that's a new thing. It's a model that's been around for over 40 years. Cheers! I am fully aware it's not a new things and has been like that for the last 40 years ! It's like saying when those proponents said the world was flat, we should have all accepted it, i.e. there has to be a change in monopoly. Rick Almeida
April 23, 20206 yr 15 hours ago, vc10man said: I am fully aware it's not a new things and has been like that for the last 40 years ! It's like saying when those proponents said the world was flat, we should have all accepted it, i.e. there has to be a change in monopoly. No, it's not... That's a wrong analogy, completely. We, you included, have choices. Nobody forced you to accept the license conditions. That steak analogy is also flawed.. There you are buying something to consume, as opposed to pay to use something. Robin "Onward & Upward" ... To the Stars, & Beyond...
April 23, 20206 yr On 4/21/2020 at 7:14 PM, vc10man said: But in effect, the OS belongs to them? I am just 'borrowing' it under Licence? Nice money-spinner😅 Not really. You buy the licence and it’s yours to use for as long as you want. They won’t charge you for it again. Updates are free and often include new features which weren’t in the original version. What advantage would there be to actually owning it? i7-14700k | Asus ROG STRIX Z790-F Gaming WIFI | 32GB DDR5 RAM | MSI RTX 4080 Super | WD Black SN850X 1TB & 2TB | Corsair HX1000i ATX3.0 | MSI MAG401QR 40" monitor | Win 11 Pro 64-bit | Meta Quest 3
April 23, 20206 yr Author 2 hours ago, Wobbie said: No, it's not... That's a wrong analogy, completely. We, you included, have choices. Nobody forced you to accept the license conditions. That steak analogy is also flawed.. There you are buying something to consume, as opposed to pay to use something. Oh, I get it now ! We, the non-business market are not home consumers then? Silly me, thinking that! So all those IT Fairs they have are not for the consumer, then. Well, well. 2 hours ago, vortex681 said: Not really. You buy the licence and it’s yours to use for as long as you want. They won’t charge you for it again. Updates are free and often include new features which weren’t in the original version. What advantage would there be to actually owning it? As usual, vortex681, your replies are so logical. Makes sense now. Rick Almeida
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