The title of the post is a consequence of the piece of news he read on video, which may or may not be dishonest - I give the benefit of doubt but you don't.
Huh? I’m not talking about the title of the post, but the title of the video. That’s all Rossmann. As others have pointed out, the articles themselves are full of weasel words.
That is your premise, but your defensiveness of a corporation and attempting to debunk the rumour by renaming it to "leasing" (something that even you wouldn't know for sure, or would you but is gagged by an NDA?) undermines your arguments.
So now it’s “defensiveness of a corporation” to clarify that said corporation has not announced anything whatsoever? I am defending
logic and honesty, nothing else.
How does it undermine my “argument” (which is that this is nothing but unreliable rumors of a leasing offer) to point out that it’s “leasing”, and that leasing is nothing new?
You keep saying (repeatedly) that I’m trying to “debunk” the rumor. No, I’m not. I didn’t say ANYTHING about whether I think the rumor is true or not. (Frankly, I don’t care whether the rumor is true or not.) I am only saying that it’s dishonest for Rossmann to call it an announcement, when nothing has been announced. Rumors aren’t announcements, and do not merit the weight of actual announcements. Especially not unsubstantiated rumors originating from a particularly unreliable outlet for tech news.
“In vogue”? It just underscores the level of abject stupidity on the part of most journalists and analysts that they’re getting all giddy about a rumor about leasing, which is nothing new in any way, shape, or form.
Look around you. The amount of subscription-based services and products increases by the day not only for corporations but for the general public - there is a clear reason why this trend is "in vogue".
I don’t think you’ve actually comprehended a damned thing I’ve said. (Then again, you’re arguing me on things I did not say , suggest, or imply to begin with, since you’ve not kept track of who said what.) I’m not debating
why companies like subscription revenue, nor that they want to move more things towards that.
My point is that it’s crazy and stupid that journalists and analysts are going nuts over something THAT IS NOT NEW. Renaming a lease to “hardware subscription” doesn’t change what it is or how long they’ve been around. At least, not to anyone with half a brain.
My incredulity is at people thinking it a “novelty” when it is nothing of the sort.
Heck, we used to talk about software leasing (which yes, has existed for longer than just the past few years) instead of subscriptions.
I also think it’s stupid for people to get their heckles raised over an unsubstantiated rumor. Y’all are already frothing at the mouth, when literally NOTHING has been announced. Nothing.