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"subscriber agreement" makes no sense when you press a "buy" button and you pay once, not continuously. going by that, it just makes sense that a subscriber agreement is not in effect, because there is no subscription, or you would be paying for a continued subscription at regular intervals
I understood it so it made "sense" to me.
It never says "buy" anywhere on any button.
Congratulations, that is you. you are unlike most other people. and it is not because everyone other than you is dumb dumb.
true. it says "add to cart", as if adding a non-consumable physical item, like a boxed DVD, to a shopping cart. then "continue to payment" and "estimated total price".
steam is the least offender. other places do have buy buttons where buying does not result in owning.
Alright.
I mean, I agreed with you, so...