Jin Daily Tech Trivia: Does anyone miss the era of physical software?

Jin Daily Tech Trivia: Does anyone miss the era of physical software?

With more of us moving to subscription-based software like Claude AI and ChatGPT, does anyone miss the days when you actually walked into a computer shop, bought software, and got that beautifully designed box?

Now, with Nintendo shifting toward key cards, and Sony and Microsoft pushing cloud-based services, the next generation might not even realize software once came on discs - along with all the copy protection and physical security measures.

This is the packaging for Windows Vista - one of the coolest software boxes ever made, with that signature side-opening design.

You can even request for a free CD replacement if you don’t have DVD drive. Speaking of free CD, fellow Ubuntu free CD gang please show ur collection XD