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[–] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 15 points 2 weeks ago

One cool thing I learned in the video is that they didn't check for ID when Gamer Jesus rented a PC under a fake name. Just think that's a fun fact for anyone who needs a gaming PC

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 weeks ago

Aside from the point, but it's funny when he's explaining these correctly insidious and harmful practices and rightfully calling them scams, but almost every practice is just the application of standard rental housing policy.

  • No path to ownership despite costing MORE than outright ownership? Check
  • Locked into predatory contract clauses designed to extract money from you? Check
  • Misleading advertising with zero accountability? Check
  • Bait-and-switch practices to encourage rental ownership of an inferior-than-advertised product or service? Check
[–] Yukiko@hexbear.net 14 points 2 weeks ago

I watched the first twenty minutes, so I haven’t watched the whole thing, but every single executive at NZXT should be pilloried until they died of starvation.

[–] jackmarxist@hexbear.net 9 points 2 weeks ago

PC Building Companies scamming their customers? Nothing new.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 8 points 2 weeks ago

That's how mafia works gangster-spongebob

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

I used to work at a place that built gaming computers for some scam rental shit like this. Very shady shit, nzxt isn't the only one doing it.

Fuck that shit and fuck that company I worked for. They lost the contract with them a year or two before I quit.

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: