Absolutely fucking not. Im not going to lease something that contains my private information ever.
They want a future in which only they own property, and everyone else has to rent even the freaking air.
I will go without. I will drag a PC and a mobile router everywhere I go before I rent a phone. Can these asshole corporate bullshitters just go to mars already so we can be free of them?
I only buy hardware which supports installing free/libre operating systems and applications.
So, Android.
For now
No, Pixel.
used unlocked phone market has been my go to for decades
Same, two to three year old phones for 10th the price on eBay as long as it states clean imse has been awsome
That’s definitely also a reason why they’re thinking about this system. If people sell them back their old phones or lease them, the second hand market will suffer immensely.
My Samsung S10 has headphone jack and expandable storage 😎 7 year old phone, bought it used for $130
and no security updates
It’s time for some right-of-first-sale legislation that kills off the subscription-for-everything scam.
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It should be illegal for a lack of a subscription to prevent operation of something you’ve bought.
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Same goes for requiring connectivity.
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If the subscription service terminates, reverse-engineering to maintain continuing operations should be protected by law, and the manufacturer should be required to provide the specifications to the public.
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DRM to prevent access to subscribable features should be illegal.
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Groooooss. You’ll own nothing and you’ll like it.
Dumb coonsomer would get this dumb products and then wait for next new dumb products.
Hummm … Go f yourself.
I mean lots of mobile providers have been providing phones as part of their subscription model, that has going since the 2000s.
That is not convenient at all, but some folks don’t want to downplay 1000+$ and they really want an iphone or whatever.
It seems to me Apple and Samsung want to get their fair share of that (still sucks though cause its all in the “you don’t own anything”)
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.
F-them! I’m quite happy with my DeGoogled Fairphone 6.
“guaranteed buyback” just nerfs the used market.
Is it really a buyback if you’re only leasing the device?
All the plans here are lease to own I think, Ontario Canada.
The way I read that title: Apple and Samsung stopped innovating, now sales aren’t growing, so it’s time for enshittification.
Samsung added a 10x telephoto lens and i was excited to finally get that over the regular 2x or 3x of the time.
Then they stopped making them and went back to 5x.
This phone still works great
A 10x zoom might tempt me to upgrade… Not much else would.
How good is the lens ?
Ive really enjoyed using it, pictures come out really nice. It helps to have something to steady yourself on though if you want the best outcome as your small movements move the window much more.
