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Elon Musk reveals Tesla software-locked cheapest Model Y, offers 40-60 more miles of range (electrek.co)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

While I agree, I think that basic business model is pretty much ubiquitous across consumer goods.

Entry level product doesn't cost much less to produce than their deluxe model, but they crank the profit margin to the roof for the deluxe version.

Yeah, these are software gated, but it's essentially the same idea, just more infuriating because you already paid for the hardware that's fully capable either way.