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By that logic, I should be paying Audi and Mazda a subscription for finding utility in the cars that sit in my driveway.

And Nike for the shoes on my feet.

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From what I heard they're selling them at a loss and making it back by selling your data.
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You can rent a car without buying it
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Shoes and shirts and hats and bars of soap all should have a monthly subscription as well.
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There are fashion subscriptions. Some people do not value being able to continually rewear clothes and would prefer to constantly having new clothes to show off.
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By that logic they should charge per photo
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That's what film cameras did once upon a time and the business model worked then.
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No they didn't. In general the camera manufacturer is not the one you paid for film stock.
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That's absurd. I've gotten value from my toilet plunger for years. Let me start charging you a toilet plunger subscription just for privilege of using it when you please. That's your logic.
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My logic is that toilet plunger manufacturers will race to the bottom resulting in a subscriptionless plunger being the cheapest one.
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