When software you bought stops letting you in

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Elizabeth says accounting software she believed she owned stopped allowing her to reach years of family financial records unless she paid to upgrade. Dr. Dave compares software to a purchased book, acknowledges the human stakes of records for her household and disabled son, and argues that forced upgrades substitute vendor control for earning a customer through a better product.

5:21 · Consulting Philosophy

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Proposed recording date: 2007-06-09. The exact broadcast date may differ.

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