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I have these mosquitos, 6 of them. Every month they suck some blood and go to head office and lay some (golden eggs).....GRRR The car with an OS can block you f

I have these mosquitos, 6 of them. Every month they suck some blood and go to head office and lay some (golden eggs).....GRRR The car with an OS can block you from adding third party items, such as remote starters that at one time you bought once and could buy from others as well. How about variable windshield wiper subscriptions for those who are not happy with the basic single speed? Tesla showed the way on this, it is a little normalised already IMHO. I wonder if a move to more basic cars will emerge as version@five wants?.

earleybird 5y ago
With a Tesla, you don't own your car, you license it.
- elmerfud 5y ago
  You own the car, as in you physical have title to a hunk of plastic and metal. It's their whim if it will continue to function as an automobile on a day to day basis.
  - halfmatthalfcat 5y ago
    This is a bit hyperbolic, isn’t it?
    - elmerfud 5y ago
      Yes, but only by a very tiny bit. You only have spend a short time on Google to find the stories of Tesla deactivating vehicles remotely, and then refusing to reactivate them without paying an extortion fee. Try getting your Tesla repaired anywhere but Tesla. People have been up in arms about right to repair laws for their Apple products. Right to repair and the right to modify your own products and not void the warranty or a matter of settled law. People don't seem to be paying attention to this around Tesla for whatever reason. The Magnuson Moss warranty act was specifically around cars. So yes indeed when you own a Tesla your ability to use it as an automobile is subject to their whims at least in their current mode of operation that's how it is.
    - ClumsyPilot 5y ago
      We will own nothing and have no property rights withing 10 years and be a glorified serfs, the way things are headed. How is that for hyperbolic?

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I have these mosquitos, 6 of them. Every month they suck some blood and go to head office and lay some (golden eggs).....GRRR The car with an OS can block you f

by aurizon 5y ago

earleybird 5y ago
With a Tesla, you don't own your car, you license it.
- elmerfud 5y ago
  You own the car, as in you physical have title to a hunk of plastic and metal. It's their whim if it will continue to function as an automobile on a day to day basis.
  - halfmatthalfcat 5y ago
    This is a bit hyperbolic, isn’t it?
    - elmerfud 5y ago
      Yes, but only by a very tiny bit. You only have spend a short time on Google to find the stories of Tesla deactivating vehicles remotely, and then refusing to reactivate them without paying an extortion fee. Try getting your Tesla repaired anywhere but Tesla. People have been up in arms about right to repair laws for their Apple products. Right to repair and the right to modify your own products and not void the warranty or a matter of settled law. People don't seem to be paying attention to this around Tesla for whatever reason. The Magnuson Moss warranty act was specifically around cars. So yes indeed when you own a Tesla your ability to use it as an automobile is subject to their whims at least in their current mode of operation that's how it is.
    - ClumsyPilot 5y ago
      We will own nothing and have no property rights withing 10 years and be a glorified serfs, the way things are headed. How is that for hyperbolic?