[elmomle]

Here's an analogy: the year is 1950. I bought a car and a radio is built in. But I didn't pay the extra radio fee, so a wire is intentionally left out and the radio does not work. But the car is mine--I could choose to scrap it, radio hardware and all; I owe the company nothing, and I am the owner of a car with a nearly-functional radio. Then how could somebody object to my going in and fixing the radio, if it is my property to begin with?

[Tangurena2]

Back then, the dealer would remove the radio before handing the car over to you. In its place would be a panel blocking the hole in the dashboard.

I used to work for a radio shop, and it was reasonably common for us to remove the radio when customers did not want it in their new car. Some wanted to have no radio for religious reasons, some businesses wanted the absolute cheapest vehicle possible for their employees, most wanted to install their own aftermarket radio.

[waterheater]

The answer is: the year is 1950, and property rights are respected.

The year is 2023. The goal of Big Tech is the elimination of ownership and the rise of perpetual rental income.