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How much longer until buying a new non-subscription car becomes like buying a new non-smart TV?

• workshirt 4y ago
  There is some modularity there at least, I just got a fire tv for pretty cheap, but I never plan on letting it connect to the internet, instead I have a separate box which connects to my streaming apps. I feel like the situation with cara is worse.
• lotsofpulp 4y ago
  On star and subscription services has been available for my whole life (35 years). But there have always been alternatives without subscription services available. What would cause a change for alternatives to stop being available?
  • Nextgrid 4y ago
    Even if there was no benefit from the data collected by the system to the manufacturer, they might still make it a default just because there are supply chain advantages to having a single unique design (with all the hardware & software for the "connected" bit) than maintaining a separate, non-connected SKU. But of course manufacturers also benefit from the data collection and functionality the "connected" bit offers such as DRM, etc, so why wouldn't they mandate it?