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Do not encourage businesses to rent more necessities to us.
You'll own nothing and be happy happy happyyyyy
Id sooner reenact the french revolution by myself than allow neo feudalism to take full control.
The good news is there's only 8 of them, the bad news is they have robot dogs with machine guns on their backs
Then buy it. No need to rent it then.
The main focus was on flexible energy packs not on the renting, although I'd find it convenient if done right.
You have far more faith in capitalists to do the right thing than I. They'll put this shit behind user hostile DRM the same that Disney does for drink refills.
Right: products are not services.