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|Company=Peloton | |||
|StartDate=2024 | |||
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|Type=Ownership, Rent-seeking | |||
|Description=An activation fee applied on second activation siphons money from customers who want to use Peloton's cloud features. | |||
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In 2024, [[Peloton]] announced the introduction of a $95 USD / $125 CAD '''used-equipment activation fee''' for purchasers of second-hand Peloton devices in the U.S. and Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buying Used Peloton Equipment |url=https://support.onepeloton.com/s/article/360000283723-Buying-A-Used-Peloton-Bike?language=en_US |url-status=live |access-date=20 Mar 2025 |website=[[Peloton]]}}</ref> This fee, outlined in Peloton's Q4 FY2024 Shareholder Letter, highlights a broader issue in modern consumer markets: the erosion of ownership rights through digital connectivity and corporate oversight.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Song |first=Victoria |date=22 Aug 2024 |title=Peloton is adding a $95 activation fee for secondhand machines |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/22/24225988/peloton-used-equipment-activation-fee-fitness |url-status=live |access-date=20 Mar 2025 |website=The Verge}}</ref> | In 2024, [[Peloton]] announced the introduction of a $95 USD / $125 CAD '''used-equipment activation fee''' for purchasers of second-hand Peloton devices in the U.S. and Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buying Used Peloton Equipment |url=https://support.onepeloton.com/s/article/360000283723-Buying-A-Used-Peloton-Bike?language=en_US |url-status=live |access-date=20 Mar 2025 |website=[[Peloton]]}}</ref> This fee, outlined in Peloton's Q4 FY2024 Shareholder Letter, highlights a broader issue in modern consumer markets: the erosion of ownership rights through digital connectivity and corporate oversight.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Song |first=Victoria |date=22 Aug 2024 |title=Peloton is adding a $95 activation fee for secondhand machines |url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/22/24225988/peloton-used-equipment-activation-fee-fitness |url-status=live |access-date=20 Mar 2025 |website=The Verge}}</ref> | ||