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minus-square@maegul@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish4•11 months agoI think the price hikes are basically relying on or incorporating this practice into their pricing models. I do wonder though if we’ll see changes made to the cancellation policies. I’ve certainly been expecting a change there for years.
minus-square@joe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months ago I do wonder though if we’ll see changes made to the cancellation policies. I’ve certainly been expecting a change there for years. What kind of changes to the cancellation policies are you imagining?
minus-square@Ichebi@lemmy.ptlinkfedilinkEnglish4•11 months agoThat you can’t cancel each month? Like a six or twelve month minimum?
minus-square@joe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoThat’s not a change in cancellation policy; that’s a change in package pricing and availability.
minus-square@maegul@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish3•11 months agoWell, rather the subscriptions. IE, no monthly subscriptions but 6-monthly or 12-monthly. Or cancellation fees. No idea if my expectation is valid, but it intuitively seems to me like an obvious way to grab some cash.
I think the price hikes are basically relying on or incorporating this practice into their pricing models.
I do wonder though if we’ll see changes made to the cancellation policies. I’ve certainly been expecting a change there for years.
What kind of changes to the cancellation policies are you imagining?
That you can’t cancel each month? Like a six or twelve month minimum?
That’s not a change in cancellation policy; that’s a change in package pricing and availability.
Well, rather the subscriptions. IE, no monthly subscriptions but 6-monthly or 12-monthly. Or cancellation fees.
No idea if my expectation is valid, but it intuitively seems to me like an obvious way to grab some cash.