Comment on The New Audi A3 Is Amess With In-Car Subscriptions

original_reader@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• themurphy@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Seems like this practice is banned in the EU, yeah.

  Relevant article

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  • baru@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The Dutch article that they look to doesn’t say what they think it says. In Netherlands there are legal implications to change the amount of power of engine after it is sold.

    The article doesn’t is solely about engine power. Not about any other subscription option to enable something.

    I also wouldn’t see how a stupid subscription would be banned by some EU law. Aside from e.g. engine power.

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• steerclear@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  From the article:

  It should be noted that this subscriptions-for-features model applies to the European-spec A3. An Audi spokesperson declined to comment on whether these in-car subscriptions will also make it to the US when the car goes on sale for 2025.

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  • original_reader@lemm.ee ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thanks.

    That leaves the remaining question. Is there a cracker scene oh the automobile market?

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