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You sure about that (lemy.lol)
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[–] 6 points 6 days ago (9 children)

This annoys me every time it comes up because if you read the fine print, they're not literally saying that the computer will last forever as-is, they're selling a subscription service. I mean you can literally read what it says in the pic: for $99 you can upgrade to a new PC ever two years, effectively meaning that your PC will never be obsolete, so long as you keep paying the fee.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    Sure, but unless the company is still in business (I assume it is not), the joke still stands.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 days ago* (1 child)

    Going by the specs (and the DVD + AOL 5.0 sticker) this particular PC was released in 1999. eMachines lasted until 2013, therefore if you paid the subscription fee, you could have owned seven new PCs over the course of a decade and a half for under $700. That's an insanely good deal. I imagine that they could recoup the funds by recycling the old machine and also counting on a lot of people paying the fee and then never upgrading (like how gym memberships work. The more people that sign up and then never go to the gym, the better).

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

    This annoys me every time it comes up

    that's why the repost bots keep posting it, because it generates engagement. Sadly Lemmy is no more immune than the rest of the internet. OP is a new account that started 12 bait threads in the space of under an hour, so they'll be getting blocked now.

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