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Isn't this common practice literally everywhere in the software industry? They spend additional engineer hours on a feature that isn't generally needed, then th
by bmacho 4y ago
Isn't this common practice literally everywhere in the software industry? They spend additional engineer hours on a feature that isn't generally needed, then they sell it only for the people that need it, and want to pay for it?
- criddell 4y agoOr the functionality is there because of physics so the spend additional engineer hours to build a pay wall around non-critical but desirable characteristics because the amount of money they will collect annually will exceed the amount they spend building the paywall and associated support infrastructure.
- Delphiza 4y agoFunctionality of your PC is also there 'because of physics'. You paid for the RAM, CPU, and electricity to run it. There is a lot of software in cars and ECUs. The mapping and tuning industry exists because there is a lot of knowledge and expertise to extract the most out of the 'physics'. There could be an argument for open source ECU mapping tables and other software. But, the reason is the same as reasons for OSS, not that the customer has paid for the 'physics' that already exists.
- ww520 4y agoSoftware has subscription because software usually puts out new versions periodically with new functionality and fixes. Car companies’ subscriptions seem to be rent on existing features that never change. It would be easier to swallow if it’s a rent-to-own model.