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Re:Show HN: I built a Rotten Tomatoes-style platform for dur... by rconti on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @11:33AM (#24709278)
Probably the first time this occurred to me was when I bought my first wireless headphones (bose qc35, FWIW). It hit me like a ton of bricks that I wasn't buying them, I was renting them:

* They will not last forever. Batteries die, wireless specifications change; some day I may buy a phone that uses GreenTooth instead of BlueTooth.

* In the event that I like this new (to me) product category (I had never owned noise-cancelling headphones before), I will always want to own such a thing, that does what this does, and is compatible with my device.

Because it has a limited lifespan, and the product may be something i want to continue to own for the rest of my foreseeable life, I am now signing up to pay a certain amount for life to own such a thing!

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Re:Show HN: I built a Rotten Tomatoes-style platform for dur... by Polylactic_acid on Wednesday October 07, 2020 @09:24PM (#24714711)
I always find the monthly cost hits me hard. Its weird to think that buying something is going to cost me $20/month when I would instantly reject subscribing to a $20/month service normally.
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