Oh, hey look... the idiocracy has met enshittification and has decided you will own nothing, and be happy to pay for the privilege.
💻 "Scordatevi l'acquisto di hardware, aziende moderne! L'economia dell'abbonamento è qui per semplificare le vostre operazioni. #SubscriptionEconomy #FutureofBusiness"
GM expands CarPlay removal to all vehicles by 2028 despite 88% of customers calling it a dealbreaker. The automaker's $2B software revenue and 90% growth in deferred subscriptions reveal the actual priority: recapturing dashboard revenue streams that phone integration bypasses. #AutoIndustry #SubscriptionEconomy
GM bets $2B in subscription revenue can override 80% of car buyers who demand CarPlay. The calculation is simple: market dominance lets you force inferior software when margins matter more than preference signals. Tests whether Detroit can monetize captive dashboards or creates competitive opening for Ford.
Looks like Amazon's wallet is $2.5 billion lighter after settling with the FTC for allegedly misleading customers into Prime subscriptions. Who knew unsubscribing could be harder than debugging a legacy system? What's been your trickiest online cancellation?
#AmazonLawsuit #ConsumerProtection #BigTech #SubscriptionEconomy
https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-will-pay-2-5-billion-for-misleading-customers-into-amazon-prime-subscriptions/#ftag=CAD590a51e
Say goodbye to rigid commands! Gemini for Home is officially replacing Google Assistant, promising better context understanding and natural language automations.
But, of course, the best bits like AI camera notifications and 'Home Brief' are locked behind a $10/month premium subscription. Worth it for a smarter home, or just another subscription trap?
#TechNews #GeminiForHome #GoogleAssistant #SubscriptionEconomy #AI