featurelandlord
/ˈfiːtʃəˌlændlɔːd/nounVerified NewAn app or account that rents back, by subscription, features of hardware the owner has already paid for.
The doorbell's recordings, the car's seat warmers, the air fryer's presets — the pattern is the same: the hardware works, the permission does not. Featurelandlords discovered that ownership is a floor and rent is a ceiling. The invoice arrives monthly for things the machine can already do.
Etym. — feature + landlord — the intermediary owns nothing physical and controls the use of everything.
Rel. — nagpliance
Novelty check: NEW · checked 2026-11-08
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