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BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them (www.thedrive.com)
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BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them::The blowback worked—but subscriptions for software-based new car features will continue, according to a BMW board member.

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

OP knows they aren’t the same thing. Their point was that if the subscription model came with promise of repair, maybe there’s a purpose/value in it for the consumer. But without that, it’s pure greed.

[–] Adalast 2 points 1 year ago

Close to my original point. It's more like "I'm paying you every month and I am going to have to pay exorbitant repair fees so I can keep paying for the privilege of using it."