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Title is pretty misleading. This is only on certain models from those makes

• theandrewbailey 4y ago
  There's no guarantee that it will not be added to other models in the future. Because we're talking about a large corporation raising prices, there's no reason that a 2026 Chevy Malibu wouldn't have this. Shareholders would approve. My inner cynic says some slippery slopes are real.
  • sybercecurity 4y ago
    I guess this depends on how well cars with mandatory subscriptions sell compared to before. If the number of sales goes up, or stays the same I would guess more manufacturers start doing this. And I'd say this is the slippery slope from smart home devices all requiring a subscription. Since everything "smart" requires backend infrastructure and cloud bills can't be paid for the entire lifecycle up front, get ready to see a lot of subscriptions added to things that didn't have it before.
  • jonfw 4y ago
    That's a fair point, but it still doesn't make the title read accurately
• jjulius 4y ago
  ... which is still pretty shitty.
  • jonfw 4y ago
    I'm just saying that the headline reads different than the article, I'm not making a judgement on the contents of the article
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