KhitomerAccordion@lemy.lol to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 8 days agoYou sure about thatlemy.lolimagemessage-square82linkfedilinkarrow-up1448arrow-down18
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minus-squareMoonMelon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65·8 days agoI was there, Gandalf. IIRC this was because emachines had a type of subscription program for upgrades. They were shit machines, btw. The power supplies were trash and had a non-standard form factor.
minus-squareSchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·8 days agoOn the right side, upgrade to the latest every 2 years for $99.
minus-squaretiramichu@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up28·8 days agoHowever, you had to ship the current machine back to them at your own expense, and have no computer while you waited on the new one. It was an upgrade scheme carefully crafted to be such a pain in the arse that nobody would use it.
I was there, Gandalf. IIRC this was because emachines had a type of subscription program for upgrades. They were shit machines, btw. The power supplies were trash and had a non-standard form factor.
On the right side, upgrade to the latest every 2 years for $99.
However, you had to ship the current machine back to them at your own expense, and have no computer while you waited on the new one.
It was an upgrade scheme carefully crafted to be such a pain in the arse that nobody would use it.