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[–] [email protected] 223 points 2 months ago (32 children)

Oh look, another reason not to buy BMW, I'll just add it to the other 456788656752 reasons.

[–] [email protected] 80 points 2 months ago (16 children)

The problem is that once one manufacturer starts doing this, they'll all do it, so you won't even have the option of buying a new car without a subscription.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I’m glad my current car is a 2015 Mazda. It’s recent enough to have a touch screen and Bluetooth, but not so recent that it’s got an LTE/5G radio that can phone home and let them sell my driving data to insurance companies or force subscription payments on me. When I get my next car in a decade or so, hopefully I can import a cheap Chinese EV that’s either easy to jailbreak, or doesn’t have any of that bullshit included.

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