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'Who came up with this idea?' ExpressVPN continues to drop its 30-day money-back guarantee in favour of raffles — and users aren't happy about it

ExpressVPN has kept its 30-day money-back guarantee on pause after launching a new promotion to follow its previous World Cup promotion.

The ExpressVPN Summer Tech Competition / Sweepstakes will see the company give away 30 new iPhone 17 Pros, with the caveat that users are not covered by ExpressVPN’s usual 30-day money-back guarantee.

The promotion runs from 11 July 2026 to 11:59 pm BST on 9 August 2026, directly following the ExpressVPN FIFA World Cup 2026 Ticket Giveaway event, which ran from 10 June 2026 to 11 July 2026.

During the promotion, each new sign-up gains 10 entries into the iPhone 17 Pro raffle, with the caveat that all sales are final during this period.

This means that ExpressVPN will not have offered its usual 30-day money-back guarantee for 60 days by the time the Summer Tech Sweepstakes promotion concludes.

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It seems like Nvidia’s not getting back into the Middle Kingdom anytime soon Chinese web giant Baidu yesterday told investors it sees good days ahead for its Kunlunxin chip biz, because local buyers won’t have alternatives. Baidu has previously said it plans to spin out and float Kunlunxin,

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