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Peloton announces $95 “used equipment activation fee” (arstechnica.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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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.

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[–] RalphFurley 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wife and I bought a Peloton. It works well, we love it. I'm going to cancel the subscription and just use the damn thing without attending the classes etc like an old school stationary bike.

Sucks bc I enjoy a couple of the classes but this is BS

[–] barsquid 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

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

[–] Angry_Autist 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Questions: Do you lose any other features besides classes offlining it? Can it run linux?

If you can't answer that last one, no worries I'm sure someone who can answer it will see it, going by lemmy OS use statstics

[–] RalphFurley 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's a huge tablet screen, probably running Android or if I had to guess. I haven't bothered trying to look. Joining my friends in classes was fun and the mini social network aspect of it, especially during the lockdowns. But in the end the stationary bike aspect works and I dont have to pay to go to a studio somewhere

[–] Angry_Autist 1 points 1 month ago

Valid point, good on you for upcycling