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L4sBot Jul 15, 2023

LG to offer subscriptions for already purchased appliances and televisions, evolving into a provider for “Home as a Service”

https://lemmy.world/post/1539142

LG to offer subscriptions for already purchased appliances and televisions, evolving into a provider for “Home as a Service” - Lemmy.world

LG to offer subscriptions for already purchased appliances and televisions, evolving into a provider for “Home as a Service”::Subscription fatigue is a thing and regulators are circling, but Korean giant reckons you’re ready to cough up after buying hardware

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kadu Jul 15, 2023

A few years ago, services like Apple Music and Netflix made me drop piracy. A low fee on my credit card to get convenient access to all I wanted.

Now there are 5 different streaming services with atrocious pricing. Apple Music keeps removing songs I like, YouTube Music is flawed and I’d rather not listen to music than use Spotify.

Oh but that’s not all - your weather app, social media platforms, a simple note taking app, Microsoft office, Adobe, everything is a subscription.

Got a new phone? Better pay for cloud services or it will literally start hammering you with notifications to get more storage everyday.

Guess what - I’m now back to zero subscriptions and a lot, and I do mean a lot, of pirated content on my Jellyfin server.

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If corporations are gonna be greedy. It’s time to steal some of that value back for us. Huzzah!