eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 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-square130fedilinkarrow-up1220arrow-down116
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minus-squareHalcyon@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·3 days agoNever do that. You should always fully own and control your communication and computation devices. It’s a matter of privacy.
minus-squareanon_8675309@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-23 days agoEven if you buy an iPhone outright you don’t fully control it.
minus-squareHalcyon@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThat’s why I don’t buy Apple products…
Never do that. You should always fully own and control your communication and computation devices. It’s a matter of privacy.
Even if you buy an iPhone outright you don’t fully control it.
That’s why I don’t buy Apple products…