> That would be a pyrrhic victory at best. True ownership of comsumer devices is de facto a thing of the distant past. Only because consumers are not offered a

> That would be a pyrrhic victory at best. True ownership of comsumer devices is de facto a thing of the distant past. Only because consumers are not offered an honest choice. Anyway buying by the cycle would fall squarely into non-ownership, would it not? In any case, this type of pessimism IS a clear loss for consumers.