Can't wait till they start jailbreaking these shits
Car Dealer: "Your monthly car payment is $520."
You: "Great, I'll take it. Remote start and heated seats are included, right?"
Car Dealer: "The hardware is installed, but the software activation is $18 a month."
You: "I already bought the entire physical car. Why am I paying a monthly fee to press a button on my key fob?"
Car Dealer: "You purchased the vehicle, not the digital feature permissions."
You: "So if I stop paying the subscription, you lock software functions on hardware I physically own?"
Car Dealer: "Correct. Feature access requires active recurring billing."
You didn't buy a car.
You bought a $35,000 piece of metal with a paywall built into the dashboard.
Funny , my Ferrari and my McLaren never had this problem
Car Dealer: "Your monthly car payment is $520."
You: "Great, I'll take it. Remote start and heated seats are included, right?"
Car Dealer: "The hardware is installed, but the software activation is $18 a month."
You: "I already bought the entire physical car. Why am I paying a monthly fee to press a button on my key fob?"
Car Dealer: "You purchased the vehicle, not the digital feature permissions."
You: "So if I stop paying the subscription, you lock software functions on hardware I physically own?"
Car Dealer: "Correct. Feature access requires active recurring billing."
You didn't buy a car.
You bought a $35,000 piece of metal with a paywall built into the dashboard.
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Car Dealer: "Your monthly car payment is $520."
You: "Great, I'll take it. Remote start and heated seats are included, right?"
Car Dealer: "The hardware is installed, but the software activation is $18 a month."
You: "I already bought the entire physical car. Why am I paying a monthly fee to press a button on my key fob?"
Car Dealer: "You purchased the vehicle, not the digital feature permissions."
You: "So if I stop paying the subscription, you lock software functions on hardware I physically own?"
Car Dealer: "Correct. Feature access requires active recurring billing."
You didn't buy a car.
You bought a $35,000 piece of metal with a paywall built into the dashboard.
Chit is true. Have it on my Canyon AT4. Killed the subscription on my ram. Like $199 a year for the Uconnect.
Car Dealer: "Your monthly car payment is $520."
You: "Great, I'll take it. Remote start and heated seats are included, right?"
Car Dealer: "The hardware is installed, but the software activation is $18 a month."
You: "I already bought the entire physical car. Why am I paying a monthly fee to press a button on my key fob?"
Car Dealer: "You purchased the vehicle, not the digital feature permissions."
You: "So if I stop paying the subscription, you lock software functions on hardware I physically own?"
Car Dealer: "Correct. Feature access requires active recurring billing."
You didn't buy a car.
You bought a $35,000 piece of metal with a paywall built into the dashboard.
And this why I'm keeping my 2010 Honda CRV!
Car Dealer: "Your monthly car payment is $520."
You: "Great, I'll take it. Remote start and heated seats are included, right?"
Car Dealer: "The hardware is installed, but the software activation is $18 a month."
You: "I already bought the entire physical car. Why am I paying a monthly fee to press a button on my key fob?"
Car Dealer: "You purchased the vehicle, not the digital feature permissions."
You: "So if I stop paying the subscription, you lock software functions on hardware I physically own?"
Car Dealer: "Correct. Feature access requires active recurring billing."
You didn't buy a car.
You bought a $35,000 piece of metal with a paywall built into the dashboard.
There's a real easy way to get them to stop that crap.
Car Dealer: "Your monthly car payment is $520."
You: "Great, I'll take it. Remote start and heated seats are included, right?"
Car Dealer: "The hardware is installed, but the software activation is $18 a month."
You: "I already bought the entire physical car. Why am I paying a monthly fee to press a button on my key fob?"
Car Dealer: "You purchased the vehicle, not the digital feature permissions."
You: "So if I stop paying the subscription, you lock software functions on hardware I physically own?"
Car Dealer: "Correct. Feature access requires active recurring billing."
You didn't buy a car.
You bought a $35,000 piece of metal with a paywall built into the dashboard.
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Car Dealer: "Your monthly car payment is $520."
You: "Great, I'll take it. Remote start and heated seats are included, right?"
Car Dealer: "The hardware is installed, but the software activation is $18 a month."
You: "I already bought the entire physical car. Why am I paying a monthly fee to press a button on my key fob?"
Car Dealer: "You purchased the vehicle, not the digital feature permissions."
You: "So if I stop paying the subscription, you lock software functions on hardware I physically own?"
Car Dealer: "Correct. Feature access requires active recurring billing."
You didn't buy a car.
You bought a $35,000 piece of metal with a paywall built into the dashboard.