HailSeitan@lemmy.world to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 27 days agoPeloton is adding a $95 activation fee for secondhand machineswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1194arrow-down14
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minus-squareHailSeitan@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·27 days agoOh wow, they sue you for $50k if you try. What confidence in their product.
minus-squareKnightontheSun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·27 days agoIt’s an empty threat. Many of them are being resold on the secondary market and the value is dropping.
minus-squaredon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·27 days agoWhile I’ve seen some say that it’s a mechanism to stop scalpers from buying up the things and reselling at a huge margin, I’ve also seen what Tesla’s owner is capable of doing.
minus-squareKnightontheSun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·27 days agoSpeaking of owner’s and their capabilities; Whistling Diesel is not my favorite guy, but he did a number on the Cybertruck.
Oh wow, they sue you for $50k if you try. What confidence in their product.
It’s an empty threat. Many of them are being resold on the secondary market and the value is dropping.
While I’ve seen some say that it’s a mechanism to stop scalpers from buying up the things and reselling at a huge margin, I’ve also seen what Tesla’s owner is capable of doing.
Speaking of owner’s and their capabilities; Whistling Diesel is not my favorite guy, but he did a number on the Cybertruck.