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Microtransactions, subscriptions for damn near everything, in-app purchasing for every little addon, *aaS... I hate the modern tech world in a lot of ways. It
by helf 4y ago
Microtransactions, subscriptions for damn near everything, in-app purchasing for every little addon, *aaS...
I hate the modern tech world in a lot of ways. It is ridiculous.
OEMs: "oooh.. EVs are just computers with Wheels. I bet we can do the same thing everyone else is doing!"
I really, really hope there is so much backlash that they drop it. It should be illegal to purposefully gimp something like a car just to milk more money out of it.
I can understand something that has to be maintained like sat radio or OnStar etc. Those are actually "value-adding services". But freaking performance? It's like the bullshit with Tesla and restricting battery capacity.
What next? your cellphone wont charge past 50% without a subscription? Your car's headlights will only operate at 60% brightness without a fee? Your fridge's ice-maker will make ice slower without a "premium" addon?
You can't use certain colors without paying a fee... oh wait.
/smh