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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by adrr on Monday December 13, 2021 @04:38PM (#29545016)
Do they also push ads in their app like Tesla? Like referrals or upgrades? Seems to me like they are fleecing the owners.
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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by Yaggo on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @03:15AM (#29549430)
Tesla app does not have ads. There's a sub-menu where you can buy upgrades, but those are not promoted or anyhow popping up.
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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by josephcsible on Monday December 13, 2021 @05:57PM (#29545793)
You're using a different definition of "ads" than most people do.
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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by adrr on Monday December 13, 2021 @08:48PM (#29547199)
A notice or announcement that promotes a service or feature. Standard definition.
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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by Robotbeat on Monday December 13, 2021 @10:46PM (#29547985)
Sure, but it's for Tesla stuff (often for stuff consumed on the app itself, so where else would they put it?) and it's not intrusive. You're right that it fits the standard definition, but this isn't the kind of annoying internet ads for 3rd party stuff that people associate with app ads.
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Re:Toyota owners have to pay $8/month to keep using their ke... by ClumsyPilot on Monday December 13, 2021 @09:39PM (#29547546)
"Seems to me like they are fleecing the owners."

They are the owners, the 'owners' are the owned, captive market.

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