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While if you bought it, it should be source included and you should be able to host your own servers/pick any patch to play on

We don’t have those consumer protections because software is a relatively new thing

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The first generation of software for early stored-program digital computers in the late 1940s

80 years isn’t “new”

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It really wasn’t a consumer constant in the 40s

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While the other person saying 80 years is a bit much, it has been a constant for at least 40 years now.

Personal computing and software isn’t new.

Edit: To clarify, 1984 (40 years ago) saw Superbowl ads for the Apple Macintosh and the advent of the CD-ROM.

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