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BMW is switching from a one-time $300 to an $80 annual fee. The net neutrality comparison is your ISP charging you $5/month more just to access YouTube.
by mmcconnell1618 9y ago
BMW is switching from a one-time $300 to an $80 annual fee. The net neutrality comparison is your ISP charging you $5/month more just to access YouTube.
- plorkyeran 9y agoHow is switching from a one-time fee to an annual fee in any way similar to charging extra for a specific website other than that they both involving charging money?
- gervase 9y agoI think the intention is something like: A service which is free from the creator's perspective (YouTube / CarPlay) will now carry a new fee imposed by the company which delivers the service (ISP / BMW) despite the intention of the creator.
- muro 9y ago1. It carries a cost before, just the way it's charged had changed 2. It's not free
- jachee 9y ago1. It shouldn't. 2. Other Manufacturers provide it for free. To the consumer, it is as if Verizon were to start charging extra annual fees to access YouTube content while Comcast, AT&T and every other ISP don't.
- EpicEng 9y agoOh, "other manufacturers" you say? So you mean, the market is competitive and I have a choice? That, among the other reasons listed, is why it's nothing like net neutrality. Also, your #1 is an opinion.