Comment on When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work?
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks agoSounds like a copout. I blame consumers who bought this trash when it launched, and continue buying this trash today. Car companies build what consumers claim to want, and then they monetize it as much as they can. People responded favorably to SW unlocks early on, so now car manufacturers are seeing what they can get away with. They’re getting pushback, which is great, but the proper time to push back was 10 years ago.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
10 years ago we didn’t even know they were doing it. And now it’s way too late to push back unless you feel like starting a car company.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
That depends on your definition of “we.” As soon as there’s anything that phones home, that’s when alarm bells should be going off. I wasn’t in the market when this started being a thing, but I do recall talking about it with those who were, and I wasn’t happy about cars phoning home. I’d be very surprised if I’m alone in this.
Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m sure you’re not alone, but the level of awareness that is was even a thing was so low that most of us never even had a chance to object. So yes, “we”.