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BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them (www.thedrive.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because they didn’t get away with it like they expected to*

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I wonder how multiple people ever agreed on this possibly working. Thought we resolved this in the sim-lock era with phones; people will hack it anyway.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

My guess is they see the revenue subscription models bring in and they think so little of people they thought that was another way they could nickel and dime people

[+] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Capitalism. If a bunch of number guys say it will make them rich, all other considerations go out the window.

Never forget that they would sell you the air you breathe if they could.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I totally see this coming - breathing tax. Companies will plant some trees on their ground to get public funding paid by these taxes. When the air gets thin some information will be leaked about the amount of trees being way smaller than claimed. It will be found they used artificial treetops to outsmart control by satellite systems to cover for the wood they sold to the wood industry.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t try.”

Wayne Gretzky

— Micheal Scott

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Investors love subscription numbers because its consistent profit flow, so many publically traded companies are trying to find ways to turn anything into a subscription. When youre beholden to investors demands, this is the result.

Its why conpanies trying to remove car play/android auto needs to go away. All they want is users to uae their service and start charging you subscription fees themselves once you bought in.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

When you're buying a car for tens of thousands, you don't expect to be paying rent afterwards.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nota still believes it was a good idea.

Well, thats our problem.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sounds like a solvable problem!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Whoever thought this was a good idea needs to be punched.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thank fuck