KhitomerAccordion@lemy.lol to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 9 小时前You sure about thatlemy.lolimagemessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up197
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minus-squareMoonMelon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·9 小时前I was there, Gandalf. IIRC this was because emachines had a type of subscription program for upgrades. They were shit machines, btw. The power supplies were trash and had a non-standard form factor.
minus-squareSchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 小时前On the right side, upgrade to the latest every 2 years for $99.
minus-squaretiramichu@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11·6 小时前However, you had to ship the current machine back to them at your own expense, and have no computer while you waited on the new one. It was an upgrade scheme carefully crafted to be such a pain in the arse that nobody would use it.
I was there, Gandalf. IIRC this was because emachines had a type of subscription program for upgrades. They were shit machines, btw. The power supplies were trash and had a non-standard form factor.
On the right side, upgrade to the latest every 2 years for $99.
However, you had to ship the current machine back to them at your own expense, and have no computer while you waited on the new one.
It was an upgrade scheme carefully crafted to be such a pain in the arse that nobody would use it.