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Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo... by chrisseaton on Thursday December 24, 2020 @10:51AM (#25528523)
> But if the company is forcing you to do this

I'm really not sure anyone is forced to drive a BMW, are they.

> But if the company is forcing you to do this, then it's obviously a good (profitable) deal for them, and a bad deal (scam) for you.

I think this is unnecessarily cynical.

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Re:BMW to shame out-of-warranty UK drivers with smart billbo... by stjohnswarts on Friday December 25, 2020 @07:27AM (#25536076)
You're moving the goal post here. Obviously you can buy a different brand of car. This subscription stuff smells of anti-consumer intent to keep milking them. I think there should be legislation to prevent such things.
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