boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoNow that cars are like smartphones, we don’t really own themwww.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square65linkfedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down115cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1315arrow-down1external-linkNow that cars are like smartphones, we don’t really own themwww.washingtonpost.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square65linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareAussiemandeuslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·2 years agoIsn’t mercedes doing subscription heated seats etc?
minus-squareArtVandelay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 years agoThat was BMW who tried it https://www.businessinsider.com/bmw-scrap-heated-seats-subscription-service-car-2023-9?op=1
minus-squarephx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 years agoAnd they gave up on it, at least for now, because not unexpectedly it was a terrible fucking idea
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoI’m sure they knew it was a terrible idea. They just boiled the frog too quickly. They’ll try it again in 5 years.
minus-squareAlex@feddit.rolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoThat was BMW. Mercedes was even worse: they locked full acceleration behind a subscription
minus-squarePersnickityPenguin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoBMW already dropped it, it was that popular.
Isn’t mercedes doing subscription heated seats etc?
That was BMW who tried it
https://www.businessinsider.com/bmw-scrap-heated-seats-subscription-service-car-2023-9?op=1
And they gave up on it, at least for now, because not unexpectedly it was a terrible fucking idea
I’m sure they knew it was a terrible idea. They just boiled the frog too quickly. They’ll try it again in 5 years.
That was BMW. Mercedes was even worse: they locked full acceleration behind a subscription
BMW already dropped it, it was that popular.
whatttttt
No