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> Every person I know wants a subscription, too. You mean consumer? I genuinely cannot understand why anyone would buy a car or a bed or a fridge that requires
by palata 10mo ago
> Every person I know wants a subscription, too.
You mean consumer? I genuinely cannot understand why anyone would buy a car or a bed or a fridge that requires a subscription. That's beyond me.
I do understand why companies want to screw consumers, obviously.
- lotsofpulp 10mo agoI meant everyone wants to have a recurring income. After all, we have a recurring need to feed and house ourselves.
- palata 10mo agoSure, but when you buy a spoon, you expect to own the spoon. You don't pay 1$/month/spoon, do you?
- lotsofpulp 10mo agoThat is neither here nor there. I was making a tongue in cheek comment that companies wanting recurring revenue is not notable, because everyone wants recurring revenue. The only thing limiting it before was lack of technical ability.
- rlpb 10mo ago> I genuinely cannot understand why anyone would buy a car or a bed or a fridge that requires a subscription. There's a huge car finance market where people do exactly that. How much they pay a finance company monthly vs. how much they pay the manufacturer monthly makes little difference to them. It's all about the monthly fee and what they get in return for it.
- Marsymars 10mo ago> You mean consumer? I genuinely cannot understand why anyone would buy a car or a bed or a fridge that requires a subscription. That's beyond me. If I'm buying something that has recurring costs to deliver services, I feel better if I'm covering those costs, so I'm buying something with a sustainable business model. Subscription service for heated seats - outrageous. Subscription service for premium, ad-free mapping - reasonable.