Almost as good, with best being a full refund and worse being nothing at all. I've had Google Play app purchases disappear and that was it. No refunds.
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I don't think they are around anymore.
It may be store policy but it unfortunately does not prevent it from happening. Two examples i can remember are "Gentle Alarm" and "Manhatten Project". Both I purchased and no longer available. Also not in my "not installed" list unfortunately.
I may have used the wrong terminology in my earlier reply. There is "unlisted" where the developer leaves the app in the store but removes it from the search. "Carcassonne" by Exocet comes to mind. It is still available for me to install but searching for it only shows the version by Asmodee.
Then there is the complete removal of the app. Gentle Alarm and Manhatten Project are 2 examples. :(
Right, a gift credit. My bad. It's almost as good as a refund, still better than being out of pocket.
That's true. I guess the more accurate comprison would be Steam VS Epic games store since they are storefronts as well as drm.
At least you got a refund. I lost count of the number of apps and games I purchased from the Google Play store that got unlisted / removed and I didn't get any refunds. Granted it's not Google removing the app but it's the developers unlisting it for whatever reason. A small heads up before said unlisting would have been nice.
It was back in the day. You'll need to see if there's a local group in your area organising it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Pants_Subway_Ride
Maybe the "No pants subway ride" will be held next year. You should join them. :p
I started using Linux at tge end of last year when I built myself a new gaming PC. Had enough of Windows telemetry and wanted to start taking small steps to improve my digital privacy. Ditching Windows for Linux is the easy part.
Valve has fone wonders in making gaming on linux relatively frictionless all things considered and for that, I (and i believe a lot of people) am grateful. It gives us a choice in OS. Yes, Steam can be considered "DRM" but at least it's better than Denuvo or EAC. Steam works on Linux without having to jump through hoops.
Also, Steam family sharing is awesome. I can let my partner / family play my games when I am working and they are not.
I built a new gaming PC almost a year ago and decided to jump into the deep end by installing only Linux. 3 reinstalls later and Linux is still the only OS installed. So far so good. :p
Good to know. I also make use of the free Duck.com redirecting email address so the DDG app is nice to have. Besides, you can never have too many browsers ;p
We should start by having all learner drivers go through proper driving school taught by proper licensed instructors. Allowing a family member do the teaching just invites bad / dangerous habits to be taught / learned.