# The problem with the subscription economy

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-problem-with-the-subscription-economy-3/
- Published: 2021-10-02T09:15:11-05:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Article by Paul Gillin. Computerworld &#8211; September 24, 2021. Consumers often find themselves paying for online services they forgot they’d signed up for. Businesses face similar challenges. If I hadn’t decided to browse through the promotions tab in Gmail one day last week, I probably would have missed it: a receipt from PayPal for an $85 payment to the Apple App Store. The charge was unfamiliar, and the receipt contained little information, so I had [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.computerworld.com
