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Re:D-Link Home Routers Open to Remote Takeover Will Remain U... by TheSpiceIsLife on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @08:44PM (#21198837)
If you rent a $100 device at $10 a month for 10 years you end up paying $1200 and still not owning it.

I can see why consumers and consumer advocate groups don’t like this.

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Re:D-Link Home Routers Open to Remote Takeover Will Remain U... by Aloha on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @12:21AM (#21199996)
The customer should always have the option to buy their own hardware - that's to me something that was fought for (and won) with Carterphone
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Re:D-Link Home Routers Open to Remote Takeover Will Remain U... by TheSpiceIsLife on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @12:33AM (#21200042)
Sorry, I managed to reply to the wrong comment.
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