Free iPhone idea: 42-month 0% Apple Lease paid off by renting idle compute to AI
SuB8u · x · 2026-10-25
Quoting @gakonst's hypothetical: what if your iPhone paid for itself by serving AI inference while you sleep or charge it? SuB8u notes Apple Lease's 42-month 0% installment plan with a small buyout could approximate this today, and recalls past alternate-monetization plays like Fon and Blyk, arguing AI will revive all such ideas.
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