Technically I own my iPhone but the software is licensed to me (not a lawyer but that’s my understanding).
We probably also sign something that allows Apple to do what they will with our images—albeit we retain the copyrights to them.
Just to reiterate: the landlord metaphor is referring to software which we lease from Apple—not the device itself.
This is yet another case where I want to emphasize the importance of OPEN hardware and software designs. If we truly want ownership, we have to take ownership into our hands (which means a lot of hard work). Most commercial software is licensed so no we don’t own anything in whole that runs commercial software.
We probably also sign something that allows Apple to do what they will with our images—albeit we retain the copyrights to them.
Just to reiterate: the landlord metaphor is referring to software which we lease from Apple—not the device itself.
This is yet another case where I want to emphasize the importance of OPEN hardware and software designs. If we truly want ownership, we have to take ownership into our hands (which means a lot of hard work). Most commercial software is licensed so no we don’t own anything in whole that runs commercial software.