▲ 110 ▼ Sony is erasing digital libraries that were supposed to be accessible “forever” (arstechnica.com) submitted 2 years ago by andromedusgalacticus@lemm.ee [M] to c/theandrocollection@lemm.ee 10 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (2 children) So Sony bought the competition, then shut down their own offering... I understand this sucks from an accessibility perspective, but also, how the FUCK is this not anti competitive? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] the_q@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Money. If you have enough laws, rules, ethics whatever become non issues. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean, yeah, agreed, they're not going to actually get any repurcussions, obviously. I meant more, why aren't articles/people mad about it. We all know the laws don't apply to them permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) How is this not a contractual violation? If you buy a company, you take on their contracts. You don't get to throw them out the window. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wrath_of_grunge@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) actually, you typically do. the company you made the contract with doesn't exist anymore. also a 'forever' contract for 'cloud' (someone else's computer) services is only as good as that other person's computer stays on. anyone who thought that meant more than a few years, or that it would mean after the company stopped existing deserves whatever they get. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I can't wait to tell the big bank that bought the smaller bank holding my mortgage that I don't need to pay them back because the contract is void. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] the_q@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Money. If you have enough laws, rules, ethics whatever become non issues. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean, yeah, agreed, they're not going to actually get any repurcussions, obviously. I meant more, why aren't articles/people mad about it. We all know the laws don't apply to them permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I mean, yeah, agreed, they're not going to actually get any repurcussions, obviously. I meant more, why aren't articles/people mad about it. We all know the laws don't apply to them permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) How is this not a contractual violation? If you buy a company, you take on their contracts. You don't get to throw them out the window. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] wrath_of_grunge@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) actually, you typically do. the company you made the contract with doesn't exist anymore. also a 'forever' contract for 'cloud' (someone else's computer) services is only as good as that other person's computer stays on. anyone who thought that meant more than a few years, or that it would mean after the company stopped existing deserves whatever they get. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I can't wait to tell the big bank that bought the smaller bank holding my mortgage that I don't need to pay them back because the contract is void. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wrath_of_grunge@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) actually, you typically do. the company you made the contract with doesn't exist anymore. also a 'forever' contract for 'cloud' (someone else's computer) services is only as good as that other person's computer stays on. anyone who thought that meant more than a few years, or that it would mean after the company stopped existing deserves whatever they get. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I can't wait to tell the big bank that bought the smaller bank holding my mortgage that I don't need to pay them back because the contract is void. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I can't wait to tell the big bank that bought the smaller bank holding my mortgage that I don't need to pay them back because the contract is void. permalink fedilink source parent