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So this means the manufacturer can conveniently side step doctrine of first sale, and continue generating revenue from secondary sales at absolutely no cost to
by horsawlarway 4y ago
So this means the manufacturer can conveniently side step doctrine of first sale, and continue generating revenue from secondary sales at absolutely no cost to themselves.
Pretty fun for them. Rent seeking usually is.
Pretty fucking terrible for everyone else. Perfect case of market failure, and an ideal target for regulation.
This kind of thing genuinely triggers disgust for me. Personally - I will NEVER buy from these brands again (and I'm in their target market for luxury cars). I'll also enthusiastically vote for politicians who propose regulation on this. In my opinion - nuke this bullshit from orbit.
- chrisseaton 4y agoIt seems better for second-hand sales though? You can sell your car as having heated seats available even if you never paid for them or used them. And you can sell to buyers who both want heated seats and those that don't. Buyers who don't want them don't have to waste money on them.
- zardo 4y agoAnd buyers that do want heated seats, do need to waste money on them. Or more realistically, pay the one time fee to an independent shop to fix the problem.
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- chrisseaton 4y ago> And buyers that do want heated seats, do need to waste money on them. Why is it 'pay for them' in the current model but 'waste money on them' in the new model?