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If this was restricted to the cheapest products, I'd maybe buy this, but this kind of behavior is littered across the entire price spectrum of a whole host of d
by MostlyStable 3y ago
If this was restricted to the cheapest products, I'd maybe buy this, but this kind of behavior is littered across the entire price spectrum of a whole host of different products. It's less that it enables being cheap, and more that it is just an extra revenue stream that isn't visible at the time of purchase so consumers don't realize it's there and can unknowingly get locked in, but this is equally true for both $ and $$$ price levels.
- nobody9999 3y ago>It's less that it enables being cheap, and more that it is just an extra revenue stream that isn't visible at the time of purchase so consumers don't realize it's there and can unknowingly get locked in, but this is equally true for both $ and $$$ price levels. Absolutely. cf. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/business/bmw-subscription/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/14/business/bmw-subscription/ind... as just one example of dozens, if not hundreds.
- vintermann 3y agoConsumer tests also don't give a damn about DRM typically.
- franga2000 3y agoNot to mention it's impossible to find good consumer tests these days. Search results are 90 % SEO spam with affiliate links or "integrated advertising".
- wkat4242 3y agoTrue, the Xiaomi purifiers are actually not all that cheap. I have to say though, mine doesn't obey the DRM. It warns you if there is no sticker, but it works fine.