Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription

Re:Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid s... by Buttons840 on Saturday August 16, 2025 @11:01AM (#44924060)

Artificially limiting the engine is the extra work. In a competitive market artificial limitations would mean that you lose to a competitor.

I should tell my personal background here: Half of what I'm arguing against is my own personal experience of having people tell me that free market competition rewards those who offer the best product at the lowest price. I'm saying this is a counter-example; and, yeah, I agree with you that similar counter-examples are seen everywhere.

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Re:Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid s... by nikau on Saturday August 16, 2025 @10:19PM (#44928385)

Is hardly extra work, just a tune to reduce bust.

From manufacturer point of view it makes sense, less boost is less stress on engine and less warranty claims.

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Re:Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid s... by Buttons840 on Saturday August 16, 2025 @11:09PM (#44928555)

We're talking about paid subscriptions here though, setting all that up is extra work.

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Re:Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid s... by nikau on Sunday August 17, 2025 @12:03AM (#44928747)

In scheme of things that get redesigned for no reason other than fashion its negligible.

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