Technology

55747 readers

2749 users here now

This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.

Our Rules

Follow the lemmy.world rules.
Only tech related content.
Be excellent to each another!
Mod approved content bots can post up to 10 articles per day.
Threads asking for personal tech support may be deleted.
Politics threads may be removed.
No memes allowed as posts, OK to post as comments.
Only approved bots from the list below, to ask if your bot can be added please contact us.
Check for duplicates before posting, duplicates may be removed

Approved Bots

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

605

Carmakers Push Forward With Plans To Make Basic Features Subscription Services, Despite Widespread Backlash (www.techdirt.com)

submitted 7 months ago by return2ozma to c/technology

130 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] MaxVoltage 64 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

you bought the new car you literally failed the mission

walk dude

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You beat me by 7 seconds.

This was my first thought. "sure showed them by buying that car..."

[–] AWittyUsername 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yeah "2 years free" no it's not it was factored into the price they charged you for the vehicle.

[–] QuarterSwede 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

With a large family there weren’t many options. This was the best option.

[–] drislands 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Honest question -- why not get a used vehicle that didn't have that nonsense in it?

[–] QuarterSwede 17 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Because used was as much as new monthly. The market is upside down and down right stupid.

[–] drislands 2 points 7 months ago

Fair enough. Thanks for answering.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But wait, what features are actually behind the subscription wall? Your other comment mentions the climate system and… door locking? You can’t be serious…

[–] QuarterSwede 1 points 7 months ago

Systems monitoring and I wouldn’t call it remote start because it’s a PHEV but they do. And yes, I’m serious. It’s a ridiculously overpriced service. Thank god they didn’t lock down the heated seats.

[+] asteriskeverything -6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

WHOOOSH. Seriously dude you're just preaching the ideal while making exceptions for yourself.

Same exact shit as 'my abortion is the only moral abortion', NIMBY, "I'm not a bad driver I just had the sun in my eyes/they came out of nowhere!"

It's fine and human nature to make exceptions for ourselves. But it's important to try to catch yourself, if so at the very least you don't look like an asshole on the internet.

[–] QuarterSwede 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I get it. What I’m saying is that they’re all doing this. You have to pick the least bad option.

Update I wouldn’t have even bothered replying if I had seen the god awful reply you added.

[–] asteriskeverything -1 points 7 months ago

But that's not what you said. You preach vote with your wallet and that there weren't many options.

And is pre owned not an option? I get it we aren't all able to be perfect but it's wild to be so hypocritical in one conversation.