Subscription service: Difference between revisions

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==How subscriptions can impact consumer rights==

Subscriptions differ from [[Purchase|purchases]] in that when a person purchases a product it is expected that they permanently own the product and have full control over it while a consumer's control over a subscription product/service ends when they stop paying or cancel the subscription; in other words a consumer temporarily controls a subscription product only after a subscription has been purchased while a user owns a product if they purchased the product. Subscriptions can be beneficial for consumers in that they act as a sort of "trial period" where a product or service is accessible for cheaper than it would be if they purchased it to own. Some subscription plans even guarantee their customers frequent updates that would otherwise require a secondary purchase. Subscriptions can also be negative for consumers, ~~many~~ companies ~~see~~ subscriptions as a way to extract more revenue out of their customers rather than a trial period, ~~in addition~~ some companies have even [[~~Retroactively~~ amended purchase~~|retroactively amended purchases~~]] such that consumers lose access to a product they previously "owned".

Subscriptions differ from [[Purchase|purchases]] in that when a person purchases a product it is expected that they permanently own the product and have full control over it while a consumer's control over a subscription product/service ends when they stop paying or cancel the subscription; in other words a consumer temporarily controls a subscription product only after a subscription has been purchased while a user owns a product if they purchased the product. Subscriptions can be beneficial for consumers in that they act as a sort of "trial period" where a product or service is accessible for cheaper than it would be if they purchased it to own. Some subscription plans even guarantee their customers frequent updates that would otherwise require a secondary purchase. Subscriptions can also be negative for consumers, however, as companies may view subscriptions as a way to extract more revenue out of their customers rather than a trial period. Additionally, some companies have even [[retroactively amended purchase]]s such that consumers lose access to a product they previously "owned".

===Negative trends in the shift towards subscription services===

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====Redefinition of ownership====

Instances of companies using the terms "ownership" and "own" when referring to subscription products and services have become prevalent. These instances are at the bare minimum misnomers: consumers do not own something if they have to pay subscription to use it. The redefinition of language could be seen as a malicious attempt by companies to lessen the severity of the loss of ownership that consumers are now facing.

Instances of companies using the terms "ownership" and "own" when referring to subscription products and services have become prevalent. These instances are at the bare minimum misnomers: consumers do not own something if they have to pay a subscription to use it. The redefinition of language could be seen as a malicious attempt by companies to lessen the severity of the loss of ownership that consumers are now facing.

====Licenses as subscriptions====

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 ==How subscriptions can impact consumer rights==
-Subscriptions differ from [[Purchase|purchases]] in that when a person purchases a product it is expected that they permanently own the product and have full control over it while a consumer's control over a subscription product/service ends when they stop paying or cancel the subscription; in other words a consumer temporarily controls a subscription product only <u>after a subscription has been purchased</u> while a user owns a product if they <u>purchased the product</u>. Subscriptions can be beneficial for consumers in that they act as a sort of "trial period" where a product or service is accessible for cheaper than it would be if they purchased it to own. Some subscription plans even guarantee their customers frequent updates that would otherwise require a secondary purchase. Subscriptions can also be negative for consumers, many companies see subscriptions as a way to extract more revenue out of their customers rather than a trial period, in addition some companies have even [[Retroactively amended purchase|retroactively amended purchases]] such that consumers lose access to a product they previously "owned".
+Subscriptions differ from [[Purchase|purchases]] in that when a person purchases a product it is expected that they permanently own the product and have full control over it while a consumer's control over a subscription product/service ends when they stop paying or cancel the subscription; in other words a consumer temporarily controls a subscription product only <u>after a subscription has been purchased</u> while a user owns a product if they <u>purchased the product</u>. Subscriptions can be beneficial for consumers in that they act as a sort of "trial period" where a product or service is accessible for cheaper than it would be if they purchased it to own. Some subscription plans even guarantee their customers frequent updates that would otherwise require a secondary purchase. Subscriptions can also be negative for consumers, however, as companies may view subscriptions as a way to extract more revenue out of their customers rather than a trial period. Additionally, some companies have even [[retroactively amended purchase]]s such that consumers lose access to a product they previously "owned".
 ===Negative trends in the shift towards subscription services===
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 ====Redefinition of ownership====
-Instances of companies using the terms "ownership" and "own" when referring to subscription products and services have become prevalent. These instances are at the bare minimum misnomers: consumers do not own something if they have to pay subscription to use it. The redefinition of language could be seen as a malicious attempt by companies to lessen the severity of the loss of ownership that consumers are now facing.
+Instances of companies using the terms "ownership" and "own" when referring to subscription products and services have become prevalent. These instances are at the bare minimum misnomers: consumers do not own something if they have to pay a subscription to use it. The redefinition of language could be seen as a malicious attempt by companies to lessen the severity of the loss of ownership that consumers are now facing.
 ====Licenses as subscriptions====