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Carmakers Push Forward With Plans To Make Basic Features Subscription Services, Despite Widespread Backlash::Automakers are increasingly obsessed with turning everything into a subscription service in a bid to boost quarterly returns. We’ve noted how BMW has embraced making heated seats and other features already in your car a subscription service, and Mercedes has been making better gas and EV engine performance something you have to pay extra for — even if…

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[–] 7112 51 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Why is everyone on a race to the bottom nowadays? Almost every action a consumer makes is becoming monetized.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 11 months ago

Because once a company sells their soul to shareholders their purpose becomes making money for shareholders at any cost instead of making a great product.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 11 months ago

If enough of an industry takes the same customer hostile action at once, customers effectively have no option but to accept it, allowing industries to move the needle on what is considered acceptable through coordinated action.

On paper they're competitiors, but when there's an option that benefits the profits of all of them they don't hesitate to "enrich" themselves and coordinate.

[–] shrodes 17 points 11 months ago

Enshittification is real

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

They're running out of ways to make the number go up without outright cutting wages and not raising wages isn't keeping up anymore. I worried we're rapidly approaching another great depression.

[–] Thrawne 27 points 11 months ago (3 children)

So the price will go down… right?

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Thrawne 8 points 11 months ago
[–] Buffalox 20 points 11 months ago

Oh boy, I know it's a joke, but I would love to have that kind of optimism about the world today.

[–] Eegra 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Shine on, you crazy diamond!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Do-do-do-dooo (bum-bum-bu-buum)

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We’ve noted how BMW has embraced making heated seats and other features already in your car a subscription service

I have heard that BMW has reverted that.

[–] JJROKCZ 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I remember reading that German and British courts both were looking to block Mercedes altering engine performance via subscription packages or remote capability as well.

[–] NeoNachtwaechter 5 points 11 months ago

altering engine performance

They touched THE Holy Cow! 🤣

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Techdirt is based

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago