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Fine! Perhaps I deserved a down-vote. Or two. But there is something to what I'm saying: all businesses seem to want to reach for the "annuity" business. MS did it. Apple does it. Adobe does it. Adobe is becoming explicit about it, too.

Companies have been doing it for decades for personal computers, servers, cars and all kind of equipement. If it’s stuff that ages quickly (either because technology advances or because it wears out) it makes a lot of sense. You pay a fee and you get new equipment every two years and usually free replacements if it breaks in the meantime.

You could say it’s not as good for the environment, and I would agree.

It's called eBay.