The apartment analogy is a very poor one for this argument, especially when one would theoretically continue living in an apartment while they stopped paying for it.

This author, Fred Stutzman, clearly stated he quit using the service sometime between "last year"(2008) and March of the following year, 2009.

> The apartment analogy is a very poor one for this argument

A magazine subscription is a better analogy. If you don't renew you don't get the service.