eicker to TechnologyEnglish · 2 days agoShould you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead? Apple, Samsung … are betting that leasing, subscriptions, and guaranteed buyback programs can make upgrading more attractive.techcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square120linkfedilinkarrow-up1210arrow-down112
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minus-squareStarya67linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·13 hours agoUm. Isn’t this what people already do? Phone comes with contract. You don’t own it.
minus-squareIamaquantummechaniclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 hours agoI’ve had ten phones since 1997 and never done it like that.
minus-squareLillaApan@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·12 hours agoNo? Unless you chose to do it that way!
minus-squareorgrinrtlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoI don’t know many personally that choose the installment contracts, but I can see it can be convenient for some. But “you don’t own it” only applies to that case, which from my point of view, seems the rarer case than just you know, buying it.
Um. Isn’t this what people already do? Phone comes with contract. You don’t own it.
I’ve had ten phones since 1997 and never done it like that.
No? Unless you chose to do it that way!
I don’t know many personally that choose the installment contracts, but I can see it can be convenient for some. But “you don’t own it” only applies to that case, which from my point of view, seems the rarer case than just you know, buying it.