eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 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-square45fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down17
arrow-up1129arrow-down1external-linkShould 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.comeicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareFireWire400@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoOf course they want to make upgrading more attractive because it is less attractive now that it ever has been. If you want people to buy new stuff, making that stuff different from the old stuff they already own would be a good idea.
Of course they want to make upgrading more attractive because it is less attractive now that it ever has been.
If you want people to buy new stuff, making that stuff different from the old stuff they already own would be a good idea.