"Completely ridiculous."
  • Peloton is introducing a $95 “used equipment activation fee” for bikes purchased from outside its official channels in the US and Canada, aiming to boost revenue and maintain onboarding quality for new subscribers.
  • The fee has sparked criticism as it reduces the cost savings typically associated with buying secondhand equipment and diverges from practices in other industries, potentially discouraging used market purchases.
  • Peloton’s hardware sales continue to decline, but subscription revenue has seen slight growth; the company still faces financial struggles despite cost-cutting measures and layoffs.
  • barsquid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    4 个月前

    If more people were like you we wouldn’t have such shitty companies. They’d still be thirsty for every last penny but they’d know they cannot get away with it.

    • Animated_beans@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      4 个月前

      I think it is the opposite. Because everyone knows they don’t need the subscription, right or wrong Peloton needs to make up for subscriptions losses by introducing these one-time fees.

      • SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works
        English
        21·
        4 个月前

        So, you mean the proper response to the failure of a shitty business model is to introduce a worse business model?