They make more money by porting it to PC after a couple years rather than keeping it exclusive forever.

They'll definitely keep trying too.

If you find yourself talking a lot to defend a prior statement maybe stop and consider it for a few minutes before posting.

And the general population should stop accepting it as if we have no choice in the matter.

You cared enough to reply. You seem really upset about this topic. Everything ok?

Given current technology the choices are to either hold something that a hundred other people held that day before you or to use your own phone with an app.

Applications do have choices when it comes to permissions. Just because it's an app doesn't mean it has to be intrusive.

That said, there's no way a national chain would put out an app without collecting data.

Certainly this could be done with QR codes and a phone app?

Law protects capital.

Marriott hotels have custom firmware on their TVs to prevent you from changing inputs.

My desktop PC kicked the bucket after 10 years a few months back and I ended up using my Steam Deck as my primary computer for about a month. In that time I learned that Linux isn't so bad.

If forced to either pay a subscription for Windows or switch to Linux the choice seems simple for me at this point.

Pleasantly surprised to see this is the top comment.

You can only be physically addicted to certain substances but you can be mentally addicted to anything.