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Re: Fairphone now available in the US [OT]

From "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.mobile.android
Subject Re: Fairphone now available in the US [OT]
Date 2026-09-01 12:44 +0200
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On Mon, 31 Aug 2026 22:14:49 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:

> s|b,
> 
> > What I also don't like is that they're working with Klara. I know young
> > people who are in debt because of Klara.
 
> Why singling out a Klara ?   There are *lots* of companies who offer 
> credit-cards, credit or "financing".   All of them prey on the unweary.

I'm sorry, it's actually Klarna. Why I mentioned them? Because they're
on fairphone.com for one. Another thing: in Belgium a lot of people were
using a certain app for their customer cards. Then Klarna bought this
app and started offering credit to all buyers.
 
> > Buying stuff with money they don't have.
 
> And thats the actual problem : people who want/"need" to have something 
> *now*, and cannot bring themselves - for whatever reason! - to save money 
> first.

And companies like Klarna take advantage of that, that is the real
problem.

-- 
s|b

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Fairphone now available in the US acmeoid <invalide@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-30 23:58 -0600
  Re: Fairphone now available in the US "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2026-08-31 02:54 -0700
    Re: Fairphone now available in the US Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2026-08-31 13:05 +0100
      Re: Fairphone now available in the US Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 10:44 +0100
    Re: Fairphone now available in the US "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-31 19:31 +0200
      Re: Fairphone now available in the US "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-01 05:58 -0700
        Re: Fairphone now available in the US "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-01 16:12 +0200
  Re: Fairphone now available in the US "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-31 19:26 +0200
    Re: Fairphone now available in the US "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-08-31 22:14 +0200
      Re: Fairphone now available in the US [OT] "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-01 12:44 +0200
        Re: Fairphone now available in the US [OT] "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-09-01 15:43 +0200
          Re: Fairphone now available in the US [OT] "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-01 16:20 +0200
            Re: Fairphone now available in the US [OT] "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-09-01 17:53 +0200

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