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[โ€“] M137@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Affordable purely by the money you pay upfront. They earn more by the ridiculous amount of tracking they do, and they're also forcing you to stay within their services.

As with so many other things, you're paying with more than just money.

[โ€“] nutsack@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

they're also pushing the technology and pressuring other manufacturers to adopt and be competitive