Re:BMW wants to charge a subscription fee to enable heated s...
by sircastor on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @12:05AM
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This sort of reminds me of Tesla's higher capacity battery via software. The fact that the whole battery is there and it's just a software lock makes me kind of angry.
Re:BMW wants to charge a subscription fee to enable heated s...
by popotamonga on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @06:18PM
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I stopped buying. Rent a nice bmw 300/mo taxes and full insurance included. Peace of mind.
Adding this layer of abstraction complicates things and puts an unnecessary burden on to the user to consider a complex pricing structure of what features they want for what duration of time.
Between healthcare, airlines, music, and now cars, it's becoming ridiculously complicated just to buy things. I don't like it when companies complicate their pricing models to eke out a few extra dollars from those consumers who haven't meticulously studied the pricing models to optimize their purchase; I have other things going on in my life.