eicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoShould you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead? Apple, Samsung … are betting that leasing, subscriptions, and guaranteed buyback programs can make upgrading more attractive.techcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square133linkfedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down116
arrow-up1210arrow-down1external-linkShould you still buy your next smartphone — or subscribe to it instead? Apple, Samsung … are betting that leasing, subscriptions, and guaranteed buyback programs can make upgrading more attractive.techcrunch.comeicker@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square133linkfedilink
minus-squareJensSpahnpasta@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 days agoBiggest issue is software support. You really do not want to run your banking app on an older, unpatched Android version
minus-squareFippleStone@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down4·10 days agoOr at least that’s what big tech wants you to think
minus-squareJCSandt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 days agoDon’t worry the banking software running those apps is far older, unpatched, and just as vulnerable.
Biggest issue is software support. You really do not want to run your banking app on an older, unpatched Android version
Or at least that’s what big tech wants you to think
Don’t worry the banking software running those apps is far older, unpatched, and just as vulnerable.