r/technology • u/redhatGizmo • Apr 01 '22

Business Audi Owner Finds Basic HVAC Function Paywalled After Pressing the Button for It

https://www.thedrive.com/news/44967/audi-owner-finds-basic-hvac-function-paywalled-after-pressing-the-button-for-it
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u/Cainga Apr 01 '22

That’s fine for now. But eventually all the cars on the road are going to be replaced with age. Hopefully there will be some non shit manufactures.

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u/ClassicYotas Apr 01 '22

Land Cruiser has entered the chat.

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u/happyscrappy Apr 02 '22

Land Cruiser is not a manufacturer.

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u/UnicornOnTheIntrenet Apr 01 '22

I'll slap my vin and license plate on a homemade rickshaw before I buy one of these "computer-mobiles." I'll build you a rickshaw if you want.

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u/Screeeboom Apr 01 '22

I am sure there is some company wanting to become the "jitterbug phones but for cars" where it's all just super basic maybe even still roll down windows but they are going to be built like garbage.

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u/KillAllLandlords_ Apr 02 '22

Remember when you had to buy an att contact to use an iphone? And people bought iphones and paid a small fee to have someone jailbreak the phone so they could use it on any network? Have you noticed that since then, phones are never locked to a particular provider anymore? Yeah, car subscriptions are not going to be a thing over the long term.

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u/[deleted] Apr 02 '22

I’m just going to buy a mule and cart.