alt Hacker NewsThat doesn't make sense, I don't think you understand what I said.
If the manufacturer subsidizes the hardware purchase, that loss is realized at hardware purchase time.
That doesn't make sense, I don't think you understand what I said.
If the manufacturer subsidizes the hardware purchase, that loss is realized at hardware purchase time.
I don't believe that they subsidize hardware anymore.
Years ago, this was true. But today, selling your personal information isn't a loss leader. It's additional profit on top of the profit from the product.