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Re:Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Univ... by jdminhbg on Thursday December 11, 2025 @05:15PM (#46238002)
> Both groups are large markets that will have companies cater to them.

More likely, one group is a large market that companies will cater to and the other group is a small market that will be very loud about their displeasure on the internet.

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Re:Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Univ... by true_religion on Thursday December 11, 2025 @05:40PM (#46238325)
It's not as if every subscription works out for the company. Remember the heated seats subscriptions?
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Re:Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Univ... by embedding-shape on Thursday December 11, 2025 @06:27PM (#46238815)
Like with Bethesda and paid-for game mods, the issue wasn't the functionality or the feature, but when it was introduced. Next time they do it, probably it'll blow over fast enough for them to just continue, rather than go back.
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