Quote - ... I was referring to having to pay for the item then still having the manufacturer that sold it to me to tell me what I can and can't have on it or what I can do with it. Simple as that. Sorry if you don't like that I don't like being told I can't do something with an item I've paid for, but I myself have a huge problem with it...

Laurie

Actually, so do I (have a huge problem with a company telling me what I can and can't do with something after I bought it). In the case of an OS, the makers of Windows get around that by telling me that I didn't actually buy a copy of Windows, I bought a licence and the licence has conditions that I agreed to on purchase (or actually have to agree on after purchase or I can't even use my purchase).
I guess what gets me is that we consider so normal and acceptable for software makers and content makers (who are protecting their intellectual property) to mete out severe conditions of use that a toaster maker or knitting needle manufacturer wouldn't dream of imposing. And it all boils down to money-making.

That is one reason I have gone with Linux for all non-Poser stuff... easy to use, and no one tells me what I can and can't do with it. In fact, they even give you the source code so if you're clued-up enough to improve the OS, have at it, go for your life. If you break it, you get to keep both pieces.

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[it is clear that humans have contempt for that which they do not understand] 

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