• Cousin Mose@lemmy.hogru.ch
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    12 hours ago

    I want to feel the same but from a purely financial standpoint it makes sense.

    Don’t want a locked down phone? Buy directly from the manufacturer.

    • Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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      7 hours ago

      No it doesn’t make financial sense.

      You are locked in to a multi-year contract where you pay for the phone + extra on top of your contract. Those providers aren’t going to make a loss on it.

      • The Octonaut@mander.xyz
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        1 hour ago

        Sometimes we do. Sometimes we’ll take a loss on the phone because we want you to stay paying the bill after your contract. Market segmentation and personalised offers are a big thing at the moment.