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I’ll agree that 40 may be a bit too far given some of the real dinosaurs in government. That being said, dating myself here but I have very fond memories of personal computing in the early 90s, even playing games online!
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
80 years isn’t “new”
It really wasn’t a consumer constant in the 40s
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.
You’ll have people in governments that remember a time without computers
You’ll have some that don’t understand buying is just renting because it wasn’t a thing
Even 30 years is pushing it as a widespread thing for home use 30 years ago would fall into the second group
I’ll agree that 40 may be a bit too far given some of the real dinosaurs in government. That being said, dating myself here but I have very fond memories of personal computing in the early 90s, even playing games online!
I think my first notebook ran Windows 95 but I knew people that didn’t have computers