origingalatic
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for every example here you gave, I can name hundreds of software license that's transferrable.You are referring to the windows OEM model where you pay the Windows license fee as part of each computer purchase? The OEM version of windows is not transferable to a new computer even if it's compatible. If you buy a PC that has no OS, you cannot move it to the new computer.
Or maybe you are referring to the smartphone OS software model where you pay the OS license fee with every phone that you buy and cannot transfer that license to a new phone? Try asking Apple for a discount because you are replacing a broken iPhone and already bought the OS with your broken one.
But let's stick with your MSFT example.... Windows Retail (remember, OEM is "free") and Office suites ARE transferable. Your OEM example would be more like AP because it's part of package. FSD is more like paying Retail.
So I actually think you made the argument for us and opposite of your intent. Imagine you buy an app on your mobile devices, when you get a new phone, you have to buy them again...... that's more like the analogy of FSD.