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Carmakers Push Forward With Plans To Make Basic Features Subscription Services, Despite Widespread Backlash (www.techdirt.com)
submitted 11 months ago by return2ozma to c/technology
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Distributors only sell new cars, and the subscription is included in the credit plan. New car and fleet buyers are fine with the extra security and backup these services provide.

The distributors don't care a damn what second hand buyers think.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

You can buy a used car for fleet use. The incentives paid to the people who do the perchancing should be illegal. All party's know the game but it's in their interest to keep playing.