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LG to offer subscriptions for already purchased appliances and televisions, evolving into a provider for “Home as a Service” (www.theregister.com)

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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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[-] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That is unlikely to happen as it would require contract with local providers, expensive GSM hardware, etc. Luckily at the moment they still don't know just how much they can push, so they are testing the waters by dipping fingers in it.

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