[winstonx]

You are pointing out that the converse of my statement isn't necessarily true. I agree with you: if you are paying for something, you might still be a product.

[jebus989]

The statement itself isn't true from the outset, consider NPOs, OSS, Wikimedia projects... It's just a meaningless cliché.

[winstonx]

It's a truism, roughly equivalent to "there's no free lunch."