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It took some time but most people now accept the SaaS model and even often prefer it. It ensures continual support and improvements for the user and a stream of
by bko 6y ago
It took some time but most people now accept the SaaS model and even often prefer it. It ensures continual support and improvements for the user and a stream of revenue for the producer.
Since software is essentially free to distribute, companies have to put up artificial barriers to use (e.g. dark mode as a paid feature). One of the big problems of car industry is their legacy mindset. For instance they don't make continual improvements, and their technology rarely has over the air updates.
In regards to this being a "safety" feature (high beam assist button), if the feature is not required and you can still buy a car without this feature, I don't see why BMW shouldn't be able to charge for it
- flyingfences 6y ago> It ensures continual support and improvements for the user It turns the high beams on and off. What "continual support and improvements" could there possibly be? > companies have to put up artificial barriers to use Is paying tens of thousands of dollars for the car, and the software loaded on it, not enough of a barrier?
- maxerickson 6y agoCan we require them to list any features that are soft disabled at time of sale, in a clear, compact document? I don't feel real strongly that they should be legally prevented from implementing this sort of price differentiation, but I think everyone is better off if we make it unpopular. I disagree with your second paragraph is what it amounts to. The thing driving them to do this is making money, they could just sell cars where the minimum feature set is dictated by what the hardware is capable of.