So, I feel I saw a but of what the author was talking about in the discussions I've been having about Sony deciding to kill physical discs.

Most of the people making the argument that this is bad are really centering their argument on what should happen. The software should be sold as a good and work without requiring an Internet connection or update. The public should punish these poor business practices from occurring.

But there aren't meaningful consequences to not doing what should be done. The rules don't have consequences.

And it is hard to have conversations with people who are pointing out that there are rules and they should be followed when those rules have only been suggestions for decades.

The article writer is right; there aren't any rules to software development any more outside of needing to develop a monopoly or dependence immediately.