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Can you give some examples of computer hardware that are paywall locked?
I don’t like the idea, but CPUs have long been an example (fused at the factory to disable cores, for example).
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I literally just saw a BMW advertisement yesterday that says it comes with 8 years of adaptive cruise control/driver assist, which then disables itself after the timer runs out (presumably unless you pay to license it again).
I think I am in a minority group of 1 for thinking that features that are payable extras are a good thing, actually. I guess people who don't like it see it as losing features, and talk about _owning_ their vehicle, where I see it as the ability to fine-tune the cost of a vehicle depending on what features you do or do not want to license. With any luck, competition should end up giving a market price to each of thes…
This is a suckers game. There are zero upsides to the consumer.
This might just be fiction, but what would let the server know that the can has been drank?
Real-time blood sugar monitoring, if your customers aren't diabetic yet they could be drinking more. Coming soon to a dystopia near you.
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I literally just saw a BMW advertisement yesterday that says it comes with 8 years of adaptive cruise control/driver assist, which then disables itself after the timer runs out (presumably unless you pay to license it again).
The good news is that no BMW is going to run for 8 years
https://www.thedrive.com/news/43329/toyota-made-its-key-fob-...
https://www.thedrive.com/tech/43636/toyota-reviewing-key-fob...
That said GM is dropping Android Auto and Apple Carplay from it's 2024 EVs, I assume to sell their own services. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/gm-confirms-its-droppin...
Klim also sells a motorcycle airbag vest that you can optionally purchase as a subscription rather then a one time purchase: https://www.vice.com/en/article/93yyyd/this-motorcycle-airba...
Ford's Commercial Division was talking about some 400,000 customers on it's subscription services though I'm not sure what those look like.
Stellantis hasn't announced anything concrete yet but said it's expecting fairly large profits from it's software division. https://www.carscoops.com/2022/03/stellantis-targets-full-ex...
Like it or not, this is the trend the majority of the car world is going.
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I think I am in a minority group of 1 for thinking that features that are payable extras are a good thing, actually. I guess people who don't like it see it as losing features, and talk about _owning_ their vehicle, where I see it as the ability to fine-tune the cost of a vehicle depending on what features you do or do not want to license. With any luck, competition should end up giving a market price to each of thes…
How is there going to be any competition or market price for "key to unlock BMW seat warmers". Unless you mean among the mechanics that will jailbreak your car and activate that feature.
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I think I am in a minority group of 1 for thinking that features that are payable extras are a good thing, actually. I guess people who don't like it see it as losing features, and talk about _owning_ their vehicle, where I see it as the ability to fine-tune the cost of a vehicle depending on what features you do or do not want to license. With any luck, competition should end up giving a market price to each of thes…
This seems less like BMW offering the customer flexibility in pricing and more like BMW trying to find a way to extract cash from the used car market.
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I think I am in a minority group of 1 for thinking that features that are payable extras are a good thing, actually. I guess people who don't like it see it as losing features, and talk about _owning_ their vehicle, where I see it as the ability to fine-tune the cost of a vehicle depending on what features you do or do not want to license. With any luck, competition should end up giving a market price to each of thes…
Ha ha ha, "market price". As if market forces don't simultaneously collude on prices while blowing smoke up the ass of its customers. Everyone knows that inflated "market price" is the result of a lifetime of commercial brainwashing done on buyers. There will never be a fair "market price" as long as everyone keeps raising their prices because reasons.
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I think I am in a minority group of 1 for thinking that features that are payable extras are a good thing, actually. I guess people who don't like it see it as losing features, and talk about _owning_ their vehicle, where I see it as the ability to fine-tune the cost of a vehicle depending on what features you do or do not want to license. With any luck, competition should end up giving a market price to each of thes…
I disagree. This is only about value extraction. Let's walk down this slippery slope for a bit. It's 8am, your alarm clock doesn't wake you up. You've run out of alarm credits again. They're cheap, but you have to refill them every month because the refill site wants to show you ads first. You wake up late at 9:15, you're glad for the extra rest, but you won't make as much money today because you will get in late. On…
Can I ask something as an Old Guy(tm)? I thought games were supposed to be fun and entertaining. If the developer makes it un-fun, then why keep playing? why not finding something else fun to do? e.g. play another game? learn a new skill? do something IRL? etc. Serious q, please don't bash.
I know a guy who destroyed several friendships because he believed he could go pro in League of Legends.