eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours 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-square57fedilinkarrow-up1107
arrow-up1107external-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 · 11 hours agomessage-square57fedilink
minus-squarebillwashere@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 hours agoSerious question: How is subsiding a phone over three years and then trading it in at the end of those three years to get another phone any different from leasing ?
Serious question: How is subsiding a phone over three years and then trading it in at the end of those three years to get another phone any different from leasing ?
Yes