In the last few years, however, the ownership model has changed significantly with computer software and now we are paying for a subscription service, a lower fee that gains us access to the program so long as we keep paying it. That was still built around the basic concept of you buying ownership of the software: one you’d entered the registration code you were able to use that program forever if you so desired. Then we added product keys because people would buy one copy of a program and install it on dozens of systems, friend’s computers, school, etc.
It used to be simple in software land: You bought a program, installed it and you were done.
