BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them::The blowback worked—but subscriptions for software-based new car features will continue, according to a BMW board member.
They heated them
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BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them::The blowback worked—but subscriptions for software-based new car features will continue, according to a BMW board member.
They heated them
Things got a bit heated.
I’m just glad we didn’t have to get the heat involved.
“How do you know that people hated the heated seat subscription?”
BMW, if they were honest: “Ummmm… Jailbreaks? A lot of them? It’s impossible to enforce it because of them”
For once the car modding community got a giant W against a car maker
The gaming community could learn alot from BMW owners: when companies charge for bullshit services don’t pay for them and the company will stop doing it.
“but muh preorder!”
Yeah I hate it too
At what point do we say, “enough is enough, a collective of employees and customers is taking control of the company, you are relieved of command”?
I am so sick of things getting worse and worse because people want to unfairly profit from selling us the solution to a problem that they caused.
I drive a car from 2000, it runs great, no spyware, no features in my car that I can’t use, all I need to is add Bluetooth to the radio and its perfect. I don’t really need a screen in my car to tell me basic information the dash gauges already tell me.
Is this thing even real?
I would suggest using an aux cable instead.
Sadly my tape player doesn’t work anymore, not really sure why? I had planned in getting on of these also my car lacks on aux port.
I have a 2000 and a 2014. I don’t expect to replace either until both of them die. Even then… I also have a motorcycle. I really don’t want to buy any of the nonsense coming out these days.
Toyota is doing this sort of thing too…
Every car manufacturer will. $$$ is the final decision maker, and the more that are doing it the less bad press matters cause it’s not like the consumer has a choice
Fuck them.
Now do Zero Motorcycles.
I will believe it when I see it. Next in news: BMW finds the line, decides to change tactics to a more critical function.
Good! Fuck off with that bullshit!
When are they gonna give up on spying on their customers? Or do they want us to forget that?
Now you’ll pay for it with your privacy. Facebook can’t wait to their grubby hands on your cold ass data.
Must have had too many heated arguments in customer support I guess.
I love my heated seat subscription. Keeps my tushy warm AND it makes me feel great that I can afford it and the lazy poors can’t.
We need to view this seperate issues:
One is putting all options into a car and only making them available to customers who pay. This somewhat makes sense, and while it is annoying, it might benefit customers and automakers alike.
The other is making a hardware option a subscription. I personally hate that, but it just might make sense. People also rent houses and lease cars, why not add some customisation?
There might be a third question: Why do people even buy Beamers?
WELL DUH
fuck them and their bullshit
What was the blowback? Farting on the heated seats?
duh
Does anyone know what the monthly fee for heated seats was? And what the permanent on option cost?
YEESSSS
Get an Alfa Romeo already
So no more seat heating, then?
quinten@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Good!