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[–] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 47 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Not doing so opens the doors to racketeering.

That's the idea.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 24 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (3 children)

I mean I haven't seen it yet but for a simple example, imagine a Netflix competitor that says you just buy the device for $5,000. One time purchase. Free ad-free tv forever.

Let's say they get enough ~~subscribers~~ purchasers to profit by year 3.

Okay. Rug pull. Chapter 11. Sorry bye, thanks for all the fish.

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 26 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] variants@possumpat.io 5 points 8 months ago

Wow I forgot about switchfoot

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