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I think subscription services for hardware features is a bad idea, and I will only be motivated to hack it rather than ever accept it. It reminds me of the over
by Overtonwindow 4y ago
I think subscription services for hardware features is a bad idea, and I will only be motivated to hack it rather than ever accept it. It reminds me of the overpriced pay to wash machines you see in large apartment complexes that don't put them in units.
- onethought 4y agoIf it’s cheaper for the production line to have fewer spec changes, but marketing can still create tiered products through software unlocks… how is this different to a normal saas subscription? They are just software unlocks as well?
- pc86 4y agoLet's stick with this specific example. I buy a car with heaters in the seats. I own the car. I own the seat. I own the heater. I'm still waiting to hear any reasonably cogent explanation about how I should be prevented from using the heater I own that's inside of the seat I own.
- onethought 4y agoBecause you don’t own the software that activates it. Similar to how you can’t modify the gear ratios or the traction control system on the ecu of the car you own. Because you don’t own software, you license it.