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[โ€“] [email protected] 68 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's totally so they can list a really low "starting at" price and then upsell marked up parts in the configurator.

Disclaimer: I didn't read the article and just came in to shit on scummy business practices that I made assumptions about.

[โ€“] jose1324 18 points 7 months ago

Your assumption is based and factual