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Re: BMW Spider-Man in-car advertising

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Post by Dylan16807 »

femto wrote: post #35
jchw wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't think I'll be buying recent model years any time soon.

I'm beginning to think that my '96 Toyota Starlet is "peak ICE". It has EFI, no infotainment, no power windows, no power steering, no automatic transmission. It is basically an engine, gearbox and wheels. An electric Starlet would be Nirvana. Edit: Just read that Toyota is toying with the idea of an electric Starlet. It'll probably have an infotainment system and power "everything" though. https://www.drive.com.au/ne…

Not having a screen is great, but I don't think you're going to convince many people that lack of power steering is a feature.

Re: BMW Spider-Man in-car advertising

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Post by wvenable »

DanOpcode wrote: post #96
wvenable wrote: post #72

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> Wouldn't it be fair if BMW at least shared the advertisement revenue with the car owners? No.

I mean, I don't know of it's still around, but the ad-supported Amazon Kindle was at least cheaper than the regular version. So the customer got some compensation for being shown ads.

If customers have a real choice between ad supported and not ad supported then that's fine.

(And by "real choice" I mean that ad-free isn't ridiculously overpriced)

(And not a subscription fee to avoid ads)

Re: BMW Spider-Man in-car advertising

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Post by calmbonsai »

vardump wrote: post #160
calmbonsai wrote: post #39

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Yup. I'd say ICE cars peaked in UX, performance, and safety in the early 2000s.

The current crop of cars are significantly safer than in early 2000s.

Good point especially wrt side airbags. I forgot about that.

Re: BMW Spider-Man in-car advertising

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Post by bigyabai »

dzhiurgis wrote: post #106
walrus01 wrote: post #12

If please drink a verification can was applied to automobiles.

It wasn’t. It’s an icon on desktop that most owners probably didn’t even noticed. Same with Tesla’s tron (which arguably was kinda cool for my 3yo).

If my PC or phone did that, I would immediately begin shopping for a replacement. I'm not three.

Re: BMW Spider-Man in-car advertising

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Post by narmiouh »

dfxm12 wrote: post #33
cautiouscat wrote: post #17

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I agree that it’s abhorrent. However the doomer in me can’t help but think they do these things because consumers still buy them. You’d expect GE to go “Oh yeah well we don’t put ads on OUR fridges.” but it seems like in every industry they all just follow suit.

It's not like they're showing ads on fridges/cars in the commercials or the display units in Lowe's/the dealership. By the time you see the ad, it's too much of a hassle to return it, even if you can...

Its much worse, ads came 6 months after buying. The screen was a convenience because it would show ring door video in the kitchen, had some family albums on a carousel etc… clearly would never buy if the ads flip was known before hand.

Just like the BMW, bait and switch

Re: BMW Spider-Man in-car advertising

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

bouke wrote: post #154
tonyedgecombe wrote: post #79

Whilst we are having a dig at BMW owners it turns out that most of them don't know whether their car is front or rear wheel drive. https://www.motortrend.com/news/bmw-80-of-1series-owners-don...

1-series owners, who don’t represent typical BMW owners.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman

Re: BMW Spider-Man in-car advertising

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Post by riffraff »

dylan604 wrote: post #145
riffraff wrote: post #54

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Ryanair is the epitome of "cheap with compromise" which is the opposite of the BMW brand. And kindle basic gets advertising as a known feature at buying time. Pushing advertisment after sale on a premium product is absolutely not similar.

Which was the straw that broke the camel's back to cancel Prime

I'm heading the same direction, for the same reason. Fuck amazon and their bait&switch.

Re: BMW Spider-Man in-car advertising

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Post by Esophagus4 »

microtonal wrote: post #104
dash2 wrote: post #87

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Actually Apple will also put advertising on your phone if you have one of the dynamic carousel things and you walk into the wrong area.

They put advertising in: - The Settings: Apple Intelligence and Apple Fitness+ (including the red dot as if you missed something important). - The app store. Typically 1/2 or 2/3 of the search page is covered by ads. - Apple Wallet. They rolled out an F1 advertisement to Apple Wallet in some region. - iWork apps now have advertisements for updating to an Apple Creator Studio subscription. - Apple Maps will soon have…

The ads in Apple Wallet for their credit card drive me insane. So invasive.

Re: BMW Spider-Man in-car advertising

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Post by Esophagus4 »

fumeux_fume wrote: post #9

> BMW's own PressClub release described the advertisement as a special surprise for drivers... That one got a chuckle out of me

Same energy as when airlines make a gate announcement that they’ve got too many bags and they’re offering free baggage check for anyone willing…
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