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BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them::The blowback worked—but subscriptions for software-based new car features will continue, according to a BMW board member.

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[–] [email protected] 356 points 1 year ago (35 children)

Going forward, BMW says it will continue to offer subscription-based services but only for software options, like driver assistance and digital assistant services, which is completely understandable.

The fuck it is. You offer car features at time of sale. And if you want me to like your brand, at best you offer OTA or wifi updating for free to enhance the experience, and make me want to buy your next car.

You try and nickel and dime me for shit technology that has been around for 20 years, and I could give two fucks. I'll plug in my phone, ignore your entire. Infotainment and actively campaign for it to fail and blow up in your face.

[–] [email protected] 204 points 1 year ago (18 children)

They're just trying to recoup the cost of being forced to install turn signals even though their drivers don't need them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm driving BMW and use turning signals 🙈

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Of course a BMW driver would be driving while commenting on the Internet.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

You are absolutely right 😁

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I use my left one. My right one has a fault, it needs replacing but the replacement has the same design fault. So, fuck bm in that regard.

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