I like your analogy. I got a shed myself and I like working on my bikes. Got loads of tools and it is so relaxing and satisfactory finding the tools you need at exactly the same place you left them. When my brother and me were living together, I would get furious when he would leave tools somewhere else (and vice versa) so I feel the pain.
Thinking a bit about this though, say Microsoft could argue that the toolshed isn't really yours. That you're merely renting/"licensing" it and they reserve the right to rearrange their tools at a whim, and they usually won't touch tools you own. I don't know how to counter-argue this though.
I think if Microsoft - and Apple, and an increasing number of software vendors - were being a bit more honest, they'd argue the computer isn't a toolshed in the first place. It's a theme park. You're supposed to "use it" to enjoy a controlled experience, and get monetized along the way.
You can see it in the language used in UI design these days. It's all about user experience and their journey. Not much about what they want to actually do with help from software.
> Thinking a bit about this though, say Microsoft could argue that the toolshed isn't really yours. That you're merely renting/"licensing" it and they reserve the right to rearrange their tools at a whim, and they usually won't touch tools you own. I don't know how to counter-argue this though.
This is exactly the case, and why I don't use their toolshed anymore.
Thinking a bit about this though, say Microsoft could argue that the toolshed isn't really yours. That you're merely renting/"licensing" it and they reserve the right to rearrange their tools at a whim, and they usually won't touch tools you own. I don't know how to counter-argue this though.