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Anyone doing this for cars? I feel cars are much worse than browsers in terms of screwing their buyers and much easier to topple. Way to go. Godspeed.
by d--b 3y ago
Anyone doing this for cars? I feel cars are much worse than browsers in terms of screwing their buyers and much easier to topple.
Way to go. Godspeed.
- robertlagrant 3y ago> I feel cars are much worse than browsers in terms of screwing their buyers Feelings aside, why do you think this?
- zem 3y agohttps://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/articles/its-official-cars-are-the-worst-product-category-we-have-ever-reviewed-for-privacy/ https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/privacynotincluded/article...
- d--b 3y agoThat plus: - Impossible to repair without going to the vendor. - subscription for seat warmers and "full accelerating curve" (https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/23/23474969/mercedes-car-subscription-faster-acceleration-feature-price https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/23/23474969/mercedes-car-su...) - random feature disabling (https://www.wired.com/story/fight-right-repair-cars-turns-ugly/ https://www.wired.com/story/fight-right-repair-cars-turns-ug...)
- jcpst 3y agoModern cars. Older cars don’t spy in you or need subscriptions to bypass arbitrary hardware restrictions. But newer cars are ‘safer’, so it’s kind of a crappy tradeoff
- digging 3y agoWorse, yes. Easier to topple? A browser doesn't require physical manufacturing and shipping.
- jcpst 3y agoThe difference with cars is it’s a lot easier to build yourself a vehicle. Used cars and parts and kits and how-tos are everywhere. It’s so much simpler than a web browser.