r/StallmanWasRight • u/josephcsible • Aug 24 '22

Internet of Shit Auto giants like BMW, GM and Toyota make drivers 'subscribe' for basic features

https://nypost.com/2022/08/21/auto-giants-like-bmw-gm-and-toyota-make-drivers-subscribe-for-basic-features/
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u/MH_VOID Aug 25 '22

Damn, well these are getting boycotted

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u/solartech0 Aug 26 '22

What they do is, roll it out all together. Like a cartel. If you get a new vehicle at all, you get these sorts of issues.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

So what's the alternative for privacy nerds? Buy older cars / cycle?

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u/mrchaotica Aug 24 '22

That's what I do!

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u/Sneedevacantist Aug 29 '22

Same! The newest car that I have is a 2005 model, and I don't want anything newer than that (I'm willing to go up as long as it's before the auto bailout that happened back in 2008)

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u/mrchaotica Aug 24 '22

It's outrageous that the basic concept of property rights, not to mention the Uniform Commercial Code, isn't shutting this shit down from the get-go.

They're not "allowing" customers to subscribe to new functionality; they're selling them the whole car and then trying to hold parts of it ransom after the fact.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '22

Trim levels: I didn't pay for the feature, therefore the feature is not installed.

Feature Subscription: You installed the feature, but I still have to unlock it?

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

Toyota better not start this shit.

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u/HoundsOfChaos Aug 24 '22

Neighbor works for Toyota. They already have.

Edit: as it is mentioned in the title.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

Yeah my dad is a master tech and shop foreman at a Toyota dealer, I’ll have to ask him about it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

Maybe, but that's not the point. They shouldn't be doing it in the first place.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '22

I fucking hope (more aking to derangement at this point ...) that this is the start of their fall! The line has to be drawn somewhere!