If after the term (let’s say 12 months) they renew it with a month every month I don’t mind it that much, but when they lock you in for longer (let’s say another 12 months) it already feels criminal - good thing now it actually is in Belgium.

There was backlash about this company in the Netherlands leasing office printers to businesses, who get a fixed amount of prints included in their subscription and then pay extra for prints above their limits. This could be a fair business practice, except if you don’t cancel within a year they renew your contract for 8 years (o and also, those low prices you paid in the first year were ‘introductory discounted prices’ but you’d only know if you read the small print). I would not be a happy customer even if they provided good service.

Portugal’s been doing that since '22 for ISPs at least, so kinda.

then it wouldn’t be tacit … which is good!