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> at literally no cost or effort. But somebody designed, implemented and tested (presumably) the feature of remote enabling functionality for money, manages th
by ddalex 3y ago
> at literally no cost or effort.
But somebody designed, implemented and tested (presumably) the feature of remote enabling functionality for money, manages the subscription and payment systems, real time communications to the fleet of cars, etc.... that costs a lot of money and effort, doesn't come for free.
- jtbayly 3y agoIt’s only purpose is literally to enable this rent-seeking, though.
- pc86 3y agoAnd imagine if instead of wasting their time on that they added more features to the vehicle, or made existing features better.
- alexb_ 3y ago"It's okay that they lock things behind subscriptions because how else would they pay for the mechanisms necessary to lock things behind subscriptions"
- riversflow 3y ago“If I don’t charge you to pass how will my boss pay me?” said the highwayman to the traveler.