eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 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-square119linkfedilinkarrow-up1138arrow-down112
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minus-squareSt.Elsewhere@threads.net@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·19 days agoI buy one smartphone per decade. Why would I want to lease it instead?
minus-squarepdxfed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·18 days agoThink of the recurring opportunity for emails about price increases and downstream shareholder value!
minus-squareBeatTakeshi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoAnd why burden yourself with ownership really
I buy one smartphone per decade. Why would I want to lease it instead?
Think of the recurring opportunity for emails about price increases and downstream shareholder value!
And why burden yourself with ownership really