• EmperorHenry@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Cool! Now work on exploits for those paywalled features of BMW cars and Ford cars.

    If you pay for something it’s yours by right. You should be able to use the entire thing, because you physically have it now.

  • sprl@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    A subscription for hardware is such bullshit, I hope this trend dies.

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    11 months ago

    If all electric cars are just going to be subscription bullshit, I’m sorry, I won’t be driving electric.

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      11 months ago

      Even ICE manufacturers have been including hardware that software disabled for a while

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        11 months ago

        There are some manufacturers that do not do this garbage, or at least not often. I’ve heard good things about Hyundai specifically.

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          11 months ago

          Tesla got rid of the heater subscription bullshit in 2021. Now, the only thing locked behind a paywall is internet related stuff (sentry over mobile, streaming media access, etc.), the performance boost, and FSD.

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            11 months ago

            But if the car is completely capable of habe that performance, why should people pay for it.

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              11 months ago

              Oh I’m just correcting the article. Facts are better than fiction for conversations about reality.