eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months 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-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down18
arrow-up1123arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square45linkfedilink
minus-squareBlameTheAntifa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-23 months agoIf you cannot control the software on the device — including the OS — then you never bought it. You paid for it, but you did not buy it and therefore do not own it.
If you cannot control the software on the device — including the OS — then you never bought it. You paid for it, but you did not buy it and therefore do not own it.