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From: Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Forget Mice... are you ready for subscription COMPUTERS?
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 07:48:45 -0700
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On 8/3/2024 2:50 PM, Rin Stowleigh wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Aug 2024 13:20:47 -0400, Spalls Hurgenson
> <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>> Then there's the problem of ownership. Imagine this: you rent this
>> computer. You use it for games, sure, but everything else too: email,
>> content creation, online banking, etc. But times are hard; you've lost
>> your job, money is tight. You can't afford the monthly subscription
>> anymore. NZXT can seize your computer -- and all the data on your
>> hard-drives. Are you comfortable with that idea?
> 
> Why would they seize it?  It says month to month, cancel any time.  If
> someone couldn't afford it why wouldn't they back up or delete their
> shit and send it in?
> 
> Overall I don't see this is much different than other computer rental
> scams (I mean offerings) that are designed for people with fucked up
> credit who can't qualify to finance one and are bad at math.

Pretty much my thoughts.  They probably aren't going to like trying to 
collect those computers/ losing money after people have it and quit 
paying the next month.  They aren't as easy to repossess as cars.  I 
guess the appliance/furniture rental places manage somehow though. 
Although I haven't seen rent-to-buy places in a long time.

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-Justisaur

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