People often no longer own commercial licenses, but rather rent their assets until the updated terms of their agreements become a liability.

Android -> Sales funnel for app store/services, and consumer profiling

MacOS -> Sales funnel for app store/services, and consumer profiling

Windows 11 -> Sales funnel for app store/services, and consumer profiling

Ubuntu -> Sales funnel for app store/services, and consumer profiling

Most people conflate information appliances with general purpose computing.

It is a shame 98% of the market went this route... You still pay, but are just unaware how you are being monetized. =)