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Except in this case, you can still choose to own it at the end of the lease. The total lease price (if you buy it at the end) is the exact same as the retail pr
by thewebguyd 2mo ago
Except in this case, you can still choose to own it at the end of the lease. The total lease price (if you buy it at the end) is the exact same as the retail price, there's no interest and no extra fees.
- drnick1 2mo agoThe issue is deeper than than. Even if you buy, not lease, the iPhone, you don't control the software. Apple is still the effective owner, and tells you what you can and can't run on your own device. Worse, Apple is able to remotely inject user-hostile programs, such as the planned CSAM scanner that was planned but ultimately abandoned[0]. [0] https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/01/csam-scanning-flaw/ https://9to5mac.com/2023/09/01/csam-scanning-flaw/
- compiler-guy 2mo agoAll of that is true, but has nothing to do with the new payment plan apple just released.
- MagicMoonlight 2mo ago[dead]