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Re:US court strikes down 'click-to-cancel' rule designed to ... by koiueo on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @01:16AM (#44506537)
Those are usually charged once per agreed period (never seen it any other way)
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Re:US court strikes down 'click-to-cancel' rule designed to ... by kalleboo on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @01:51AM (#44506705)
Adobe is an example where a yearly discounted subscription is billed monthly
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Re:US court strikes down 'click-to-cancel' rule designed to ... by rat9988 on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @04:37AM (#44507605)
They'll have to change their model or implement like a breakup fee depending of what would has been missed if you didn't have a discount.
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Re:US court strikes down 'click-to-cancel' rule designed to ... by advisedwang on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @12:55PM (#44512295)
Creating a "stop subscription" button within a bank/credit card interface but allowing companies to charge a breakup fee when that gets pressed seems like a recipe for a lot of people to get whacked by big breakup fees they didn't know about.
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Re:US court strikes down 'click-to-cancel' rule designed to ... by advisedwang on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @12:53PM (#44512267)
Cell phone plans often charge monthly but can be years long contracts.
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