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I pay for a T-shirt, then I use it for as long as I want. I don't pay every month to wear the T-shirt.


That's fair - but if you tear that shirt through your own usage or because it was poorly made - that's on you.

There is a very fair expectation of continued support when it comes to software, this doesn't need to include new features, but security issues in libraries should continue to be fixed. That implies an ongoing cost that might not have an ongoing revenue stream to sustain it.

When it comes to shirts there is no similar expectation of ongoing maintenance - Nike isn't going to come to your house and resew a seam because they did a shoddy job the first time.




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