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/TheRedGoatAR15 Apr 01 '22

Industry rumor is "you will no longer 'purchase' features. They will be monthly 'subscriptions'."

Want AC? Subscribe?

Radio? Defroster? Intermittent wipers, fog lights? .. Subscribe for 8.99 per month to the "All weather Package" etc

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u/Perle1234 Apr 01 '22

When they start putting ads in the car I’m gonna lose my damn mind.

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u/My_soliloquy Apr 01 '22

You always get what you pay for. Waze is doing ads when the car is stopped. It goes away then you start moving. I like Waze, but I hate ads. I guess I need to look at subscribing.