There is an important issue that needs to be addressed: It is possible, even likely, that stores will offer special discounts to attract customers they KNOW have money to spend by offering discounts. There is a real danger that people who can't afford to buy anything but rice and potatoes will get fewer discounts.
So the system ends up hurting people who have very little disposable income.
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It all sounds so good... free hardware.
Of course, the real motivation is to get rid of cheap, general purpose hardware that runs software from a competitor, or even FREE software.
This is a direct attack on consumer choice and should be decried for what it is, not glorified as a consumer benefit.
Can somebody point me to the medical journal article where this was published? I can't seem to find it.
Thanks.
There is an important issue that needs to be addressed: It is possible, even likely, that stores will offer special discounts to attract customers they KNOW have money to spend by offering discounts. There is a real danger that people who can't afford to buy anything but rice and potatoes will get fewer discounts.
So the system ends up hurting people who have very little disposable income.