eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days 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-square133linkfedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down116
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minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·9 days agoThere were lots of affordable phones before the AI companies bought up all of the RAM and flash.
minus-squareNateNate60@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 days agoI wrote this comment on a $150 phone which for all the purposes that I use it for, performs exactly as well as an $800 iPhone.
There were lots of affordable phones before the AI companies bought up all of the RAM and flash.
I wrote this comment on a $150 phone which for all the purposes that I use it for, performs exactly as well as an $800 iPhone.