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Re:BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can ... by rollcat on Monday December 22, 2025 @08:47AM (#46354075)
Voting with your money doesn't work in a world where all wealth is concentrated in oligopolies.
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Re:BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can ... by bloppe on Monday December 22, 2025 @09:36AM (#46354426)
The rapidly declining German car industry begs to differ
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Re:BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can ... by madduci on Monday December 22, 2025 @09:20AM (#46354309)
Still helps
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Re:BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can ... by Krasnol on Monday December 22, 2025 @09:58AM (#46354608)
Oligarchs can buy only so many BMWs.

It does work but so does advertising which is why the mass which is actually relevant here, will not react. They don't care about the screws. They don't even care about the extra cost for specials. They'll go out there and advertise the fact that they can afford a BMW with ALL features and so it spreads on...

We're also not even talking only about the private customer. It's business cars who are even more relevant.

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