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IBM used to lease RAM. Honeywell had a disk drive that was built to support double sided disks but if you flipped the switch yourself, you voided the maintenanc
by rswail 5y ago
IBM used to lease RAM. Honeywell had a disk drive that was built to support double sided disks but if you flipped the switch yourself, you voided the maintenance contract.
BMW make people pay subscriptions for using onboard entertainment systems.
Why is Intel selling certain parts of its functionality on a lease or optional basis different?
- h2odragon 5y agoIt isn't different. Those were scummy too. A lease arrangement that is upfront about the terms is one thing. Intel is not leasing these CPUS, just part of them; and "complicating ownership" as i said elsewhere is what im objecting to