Comment on VW Is Putting Buttons Back in Cars Because People Complained Enough

• the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And to sell to the station owner when their proprietary hardware breaks. Oh what am i saying, they’re all service contacts these days. So more expensive service conrtacts and the ability to shut them the duck down for non-payment

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  • ripcord@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Were the old ones not the same...?

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    • the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Were the old ones not the same…?

      The contracts? Pumps? Im kinda talking it out my ass here but currently there’s no ability to shut down the pumps themselves as far as i understand it (in l understanding coming from being a cashier at one once. The touchscreens outside just process the customers payments. Without those they can still be run from the other system inside.

      My hypothetical assumes more and more control left to the touchscreen. If it doesn’t make much sense then just reread my first sentence ;)

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      • ripcord@kbin.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The conversation was about locking in the owners to their expensive proprietary pumps as a reason for switching to this new style, and I was asking if lock-in was actually a new thing or not. Otherwise the comment doesn't really make a lot of sense in context.

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• Edgarallenpwn@midwest.social ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Reminder to try and press any of the buttons on the side of the screen to mute if possible. 2nd right or bottom right works on all the pumps around me but I dread the day we get touch only

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