inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 18 days ago'I want to acknowledge that we messed up': NZXT addresses concerns about its controversial Flex gaming PC rental program and commits to taking actionwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-link'I want to acknowledge that we messed up': NZXT addresses concerns about its controversial Flex gaming PC rental program and commits to taking actionwww.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squarePieisawesome@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·18 days agoThey could still make a fortune doing a rent to own model, charge 2x the cost of the computer and easily pocket that money…
minus-squareCanadianCorhen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·18 days agoyea, and be clear about it. Don’t hide that they are turning a profit, but there’s a lot of people that might find that attractive. I like working with some contractors, because they will list each item, at cost… and then the last line item is “20% profit”. Rent to Rent, for a $150/m computer, is just robbery.
They could still make a fortune doing a rent to own model, charge 2x the cost of the computer and easily pocket that money…
yea, and be clear about it. Don’t hide that they are turning a profit, but there’s a lot of people that might find that attractive.
I like working with some contractors, because they will list each item, at cost… and then the last line item is “20% profit”.
Rent to Rent, for a $150/m computer, is just robbery.