Stop the Cycle! (Score 1)

While I understand that a company like Aaron's needs to track their assets. Taking a picture of the user via webcam to prove that they were using a computer that they broke their ownership contract for, is simply redundant. Just repo the PC! Also - I am not sure about the details of Designerwares offering however I would imagine their agent added some additional value to the end user and Aarons (tuning up the machine, patch management, alert monitoring etc.). Furthermore I would imagine that the agent on the machine would act as some form of lo jack to aid in the retrieval of the device in the event of it being stolen (its pretty handy to have an image of the suspect to provide to the authorities). None the less (last segway I promise) I think these loan sharkesq businesses should not be permitted in our society... the easy access to material items that catch our eye on some advertisement or special promo just perpetuates most of our societies uncontrollable need to fill whatever gaps are prevelant in their lives with shit they dont need! Going back to school? Great - get a netbook for $200. Have credit trouble - quit going to the insta loan and cheque cashers and start digging your way out rather than avoiding the issue with the easy way out. These types of services keep us in poverty and fuel our 1 in a million pipe dreams of over night wealth. Just my two (probably typo ridden) cents.