Subj : BMW charging monthly for heated seats
To   : Nightfox
From : Arelor
Date : Thu Jul 14 2022 06:48 pm

  Re: BMW charging monthly for heated seats
  By: Nightfox to Warpslide on Wed Jul 13 2022 09:30 am

 >  Wa> BMW has been putting features behind a subscription paywall since 2020,
 >  Wa> with heated seats being the newest addition in countries like Germany, 
 >  Wa> Zealand, the U.K., South Africa and now South Korea.
 > 
 > I heard about that.  It seems a bit ridiculous to me to buy something that h
 > ou pay for the car when you buy it, rather than having a subscription to use
 > 

It is specially ridiculous because you can just purchase a separate heatpad
instead of paying the subscription.

But then nobody should buy a BMV as long as they keep being dicks by placing
resources the car already possesses behind a paywall.

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