And the repercussions were substantial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal (

And the repercussions were substantial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_emissions_scandal (I'm not arguing equivalence between these two "post-consumer downgrades" -- just pointing out there's not only prior art for it occurring, but also prior art for repercussions/compensation.)