I am ok with a charge for things that require the manufacturer to run a server. But it needs to be related to the actual cost , and that cost is unavoidable. Regarding that last point: my Garmin satnav lets me use my own mobile data to get live traffic information. Car makers don’t give you that option.
Comment on The New Audi A3 Is Amess With In-Car Subscriptions
grue@lemmy.world 8 months agoThings that legitimately rely on an outside service are different. You understand how those are different, right?
Cruise control doesn’t require Audi to maintain a fucking server for you.
Docus@lemmy.world 8 months ago
DeathbringerThoctar@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Car makers don’t give you that option. Except they do if you have Android Auto. Literally none of that has any bearing whatsoever on subscriptions for cruise control though.
Docus@lemmy.world 7 months ago
According to the article, apple car play and android auto also require a subscription. So no, they don’t give you the choice.
DeathbringerThoctar@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Subscription to a cell carrier maybe? I’ve used Android Auto in particular a bunch. It connects to my phone and uses Google maps, which is non subscription. Admittedly it’s been a bit, I suppose Google could have crippled it since I last used it, but I have my doubts. My mother uses it regularly and I guarantee she’d be throwing a fit if she needed to pay to do so.
CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I have a different look on this, but it’s just the way i see it: if a manufacturer puts a function in your car that requires them to run a server then that server is on them, they put the function in there not me.
I buy the car, it’s mine in all it’s functionality. If they don’t want that, then don’t put it in.