When did selling a product instead of a subscription become a bad business model?

Edit: I have a lot of trouble believing that a product that could theoretically have value to every person on the planet for current and every future generations, that can’t be passed along used or resold, couldn’t develop a successful sustainable business model.

Do you have a source we can reference for that particular bit of shitbaggery?

Edit: congressional report on the shit bags in question:

https://www.classaction.org/media/hartz-v-taxact-inc-congressional-report.pdf

Thank you, they’ve been ruining search results since the day SEO was coined.

For most people the consequences of this action will be too far away to understand the connection, so it’s a pretty good target for the US Republican party.

I get where you’re coming from, but just like with the single day, people have to start somewhere.

These events can help people break habits and find alternatives without something as big as “never again”.