$25 to rent the movie, one watch within max 24 hours after you start watching it... Or $5 more to own it. Scammers.
this post was submitted on 04 Oct 2023
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No you are mistaken with "Or $5 mire to own it". You own a license to watch for the amount of time the platforms decides to keep it up.
Then, when they remove it, they offer you a measly $5 gift card only redeemable on their platform.
On that last post where someone got a refund they gave a full refund as a gift card and an additional 5 euro gift card.
(Not saying it's an okay think to do, just in case you're referencing it.)
A gift card isn't a refund
It also doesn't change the false implication they would "own" the digital copy
It's a refund in the sense that you can exchange it for an item of equal value. A real refund would be more appropriate, I agree.
The store has a profit margin, so the store values the item significantly less than the sticker price.
The store has a profit margin, so the store values the item significantly less than the sticker price.
I totally get that, but it is what you paid for it. As long as it is greater than your original payment adjusted for inflation it's fair enough. It sucks, I think there should be some sort of penalty for not getting proper licensing to let people use it forever (until your company shuts down).
Usually if you complain you can get a real refund. The other post was Amazon and they usually bend over backwards to make customers happy. Still pretty shitty that you have to jump through some hoops, though.
Who does that??
https://lemmy.world/post/6245858
And people will go 'you didn't buy it!' like it doesn't say "Buy" right fuckin' there.
"That's not what it really means. Everybody knows that!" is always their stupid follow up as if being annoyed that labels are blatant lies is somehow wrong.
"The EULA says--" "Fuck EULAs as a concept, because they're identical to a page in a book saying 'hocus pocus this is a contract and you have signed it." "... okay but the EULA says--"
True, but it just says "buy 4k" which for all we know could mean "buy a temporary license to watch the 4k movie".
AAAAAUUUGHHHHH!!!
“Own” it.