Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 142, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, how is it almost September already, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been remembering Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Peter Cullen, absorbing
Apple is reportedly teaming up with deferred payment processor Klarna to launch a new lease-to-own program for its devices. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that the program, called Apple Upgrade, will launch next Tuesday, July 28. It will allow consumers to pay for purchases over multi-year periods, including iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple Watches. Bloomberg writes