• Psaldorn@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If the customer is dead, they definitely can’t renew.

    Who wouldn’t tout your service if it saved them?

    But also… why the fuck does this require a sub?

    • grue@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      But also… why the fuck does this require a sub?

      Because “fuck you, we’re rent-seeking and you can’t do anything about it,” that’s why.

    • Norah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      The argument the company makes is that it allows them to sell the device for cheaper upfront, which means that more people can afford to have one. They sell them for $400. But also fuck them, nobody ever died from HP disabling printers.