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Most electronics purchased now require you to open an account with the company, or download an app, or connect to WiFi, or pay just to use them. Was this sort of predatory practice against actually owning a device a concern when the first consoles and such started being produced?
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Charles V oversaw one of the largest Empires in history and eventually retired to a monastery, exhausted and weary. What would a glimpse into his life look like, seeing as the Reformation, the Spanish colonization of the Americas and the Ottoman incursions into Europe all happened during his reign?
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