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Apple plans Mac leasing program with Klarna to ease high RAM costs

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Tom's Hardware ·

Apple is developing a leasing program called 'Apple Upgrade' in partnership with Klarna, allowing customers to finance Macs over 24 or 36 months. At term end, users can keep, return, or upgrade the device if payments are completed early. Budget models like the MacBook Air are reportedly excluded from the program.

Meridian48 take
This is less about innovation and more about Apple managing sticker shock as RAM prices climb, but the exclusion of budget models suggests it's a premium upsell, not a affordability play.
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Apple reportedly working on Mac leasing program in partnership with Klarna to fight RAM price increases — 'Apple Upgrade' would let users finance hardware over 36 months, budget models excluded →
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