Fraudulent, I wouldn't say so. Anti-consumer or anti-competitive? Sounds like.
replyWould you call a trade-in a fraudulent tactic?
replyTrade-ins are voluntary.
replyso are buybacks. you choose to sign the contract. there's no way they didn't have an escape clause, although likely it meant not using the cloud provider anymore
reply> so are buybacks. you choose to sign the contract
replyRight, so they're not voluntary.
Literally what? Do you understand what is being proposed?
replyYes. "You choose to sign the contract" is not a reasonable argument, for two reasons:
reply1. There is one supplier, so you have no choice. 2. Even if you had a choice to sign the contract, this still means that it's not the same as a trade-in, because trade-ins are always voluntary, but once you have signed the contract, a right of first refusal is not.
In general, the "you chose to sign the contract" argument is a poor justification for bad contracts. If the contract is bad, it is bad regardless of whether you chose to sign it.
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replyThe Grift Economy places all legalities on the marks and their inability to form legal fights.
replySounds like capitalism at its finest.
replyGood old "win-win-lose"
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