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[-] pete_the_cat@lemmy.world 93 points 10 months ago

"Oh you got one of our machines for cheaper than we sell it? Well, now you have to pay $95 just to use it!"

Fuck these companies.

[-] ThePantser@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

Well they could have gone the Tesla route and said you can't resell it at all. Still a dick move but it could be worse.

[-] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago

Tesla allows resale I thought, you just forfeit all your DLC, killing the resale value

[-] ThePantser@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

Cybercuck is not allowed to be resold during the first year.

[-] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

Oh wow, they sue you for $50k if you try. What confidence in their product.

[-] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

It's an empty threat. Many of them are being resold on the secondary market and the value is dropping.

[-] don@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

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.

[-] KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Speaking of owner's and their capabilities; Whistling Diesel is not my favorite guy, but he did a number on the Cybertruck.

[-] Poayjay@lemmy.world 58 points 10 months ago

Not surprising. They lucked into insane pandemic demand, and kinda didn’t do anything with it. Now they are picking at the corpse of their brand.

[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago

That’s excellent. I’m glad I bought a rowing machine with no electronics.

… it’s been six months. It’s still in the box.

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 27 points 10 months ago

hhaha what better way to prevent customers than to kill your resale market. awesome

[-] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

The official reason why is so that new members “receive the same high-quality onboarding experience Peloton is known for.”

Also the pride and accomplishment.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 10 months ago

We’re past the point where capitalism pretends to be good. This is the stage where it’s revealed to be a people-crushing juggernaut.

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 13 points 10 months ago

The slimy ways in which manufacturers and suppliers force themselves within private transactions of goods have to be stopped.

I wouldn't be as upset if it produced a message: "Hey, we've noticed you've just got this used product! Would you like a tune-up, onboarding, warranty etc. for $X00?", but you can decline and still use it. The fact they disallow resale unless they get a cut is unethical and unreasonable.

[-] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 10 points 10 months ago

Doesn't also require a $50 subscription in order to actually use that screen and don't just use it as a generic ultracheap equipment?

What kind of idiot introduces a fee that discourages new users to become subscribers??

Isn't it better to get a new subscriber that pays every month? Old owner is bored and canceled the subscription already years ago

[-] tilefan@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago

where's the hackers jailbreaking it

[-] HailSeitan@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

DMCA violations are $500,000 and 5 years in prison for a first offense

[-] LucidNightmare@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

The fact that it is ”illegal” to modify your own bought product, but not illegal to prevent usable equipment from being sold second hand with no strings attached, is such peak America.

[-] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

Do you have to activate it to use it? Can you not use it offline?

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