• S9E4 - Own Or Subscribe? How Software Changed The Way We Pay For Everything

  • Aug 16 2023
  • Length: 48 mins
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S9E4 - Own Or Subscribe? How Software Changed The Way We Pay For Everything

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  • Ownership is not an option. Forget magazines—does it seem like today we subscribe to just about everything? You’re not wrong—from reading books to driving cars—80% of new businesses offer a subscription. Has software changed ownership forever? Chris & Adam explore how technology has changed how we pay—and all the implications. No longer do we buy Microsoft Office in shiny boxes from Best Buy! That model that used to be magazines and the CD of the month club has moved to practically every digital product in our daily world. Chris’s business degree 101 taught him that all purchases fell into two two obvious categories—product or service. But now? Who knows! Add complaints about inkjet printers, Tesla, and thought on the spiritual implications of ownership, and we’ve got a roving convo that mixes tech, economics & daily life. Links How Tesla changed owner’s car battery capacity by unlocking software My Printer is Extorting Me by Charlie Warzel (The Atlantic) Listener Voicemail This episode features a talkback voice message from listener Toby B. Thanks Toby! Leave Your Own Voice Message Patreon Patreon supporters get a raw video cut of this episode! Check out how to support us here. Talk Back NEW! Leave us a 90-second voice message about this episode. We may feature it in a future segment! Follow Device & Virtue on Instagram and Twitter. Follow Chris and Adam on Twitter. Support Device & Virtue. Learn how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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