Link to: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/apple-lease-upgrade-program/688106/
Looking for the Catch in Apple Upgrade
Damon Beres, writing for The Atlantic under the hed/subhed: “The New iPhone Underclass: Apple’s rental program is a trap”:
The Klarna plan — “Apple Upgrade,” which replaces the iPhone
Upgrade Program — is truly, legally, a lease. This is confusing!
And it’s confusing in part because this is not how Klarna, a
What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program?
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