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Before they get this program for the 'old and busted' way of owning technology they need to get their offering of the 'new and useful' way of owning technology up and running.(https://www.wired.com/story/apple-iphone-subscription-roundu...) This way they can farm the repair work out to their certified network and keep a handle on parts distribution to the 3rd party repair niches.

I am of the mind that self repair on a leased device will void agreements.

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Everything As A Service is bad for society

Like Cooking As A Service aka restaurants?

You've got the paradigm backwards. Cooking is a service. The closest thing to "as a service" would be your microwave requiring a subscription to cook some ramen in your own home. It's blatantly possible to be done without the subscription, but is added as a way to capture more revenue.

They didn't say they want Nothing as a Service.

Some things are certainly great as a service, but it's bad for everything to go in that direction. I don't want an oxygen subscription.

> don't want an oxygen subscription

And that's fine! As long as you stay within the bounds of the free plan, you can have ad-supported oxygen! Terms & Conditions apply.

Remember, you can always switch to an oxygen supplier of your choice. Atmosphere corp thanks you for your continued appreciation of its atmospheric oxygen technology.

NB: Change fees apply. There may be a transition period of 1-3 business days before your new oxygen supplier begins service. Atmosphere Corp, subsidiaries, and related companies are not responsible for lack of oxygen capacity planning. Early termination fees apply.

“The door refused to open. It said, “Five cents, please.” He searched his pockets. No more coins; nothing. “I’ll pay you tomorrow,” he told the door. Again he tried the knob. Again it remained locked tight. “What I pay you,” he informed it, “is in the nature of a gratuity; I don’t have to pay you.” “I think otherwise,” the door said. “Look in the purchase contract you signed when you bought this conapt.” In his desk drawer he found the contract; since signing it he had found it necessary to refer to the document many times. Sure enough; payment to his door for opening and shutting constituted a mandatory fee. Not a tip. “You discover I’m right,” the door said. It sounded smug. From the drawer beside the sink Joe Chip got a stainless steel knife; with it he began systematically to unscrew the bolt assembly of his apt’s money-gulping door. “I’ll sue you,” the door said as the first screw fell out. Joe Chip said, “I’ve never been sued by a door. But I guess I can live through it.” ― Philip K. Dick, Ubik

Interestingly enough, in the olde days in the UK, you'd have boarding houses instead of apartments or condominiums, and they would often be a larger house where the householder would cook meals for the boarders.

This is probably substantially more efficient than each dwelling unit having its own kitchen, but unlikely to be desired by many these days.

College-life is often similar.

If restaurants lobbied Congress to outlaw grocery stores, as Tim Cook is attempting to do at this very moment [1], then yes, it would be bad for society to allow them to succeed.

1: https://nypost.com/2022/04/13/apples-tim-cook-claims-anti-bi...

He's lobbying to outlaw grocery stores?

Sigh

If it was the only means to acquire food, yes absolutely that would be bad

of course you know that is not what I was talking about, the "you will own nothing and like it" crowd which I assume you are a part of given your response never wants to debate the actual problems with that position instead they take hyperbolic positions designed to deflect

Yes if you weren't allowed to cook your own food because grocery stores also owned restaurants and closed all their grocery stores.

We went wrong with Dormitory as a Service aka hotels.

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