Mastodawn

Dare Obasanjo Mar 26, 2023

Car manufacturers have Netflix envy and want to add monthly subscriptions for existing & new features. So far consumers aren’t biting and its hard to see this as a trend any customer asked for.

Subscription fatigue is real and so is inflation.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/03/very-few-consumers-want-subscriptions-in-their-cars-survey-shows/

Very few consumers want subscriptions in their cars, survey shows

Automakers are pushing subscriptions, but consumer interest just isn't there.

Ars Technica

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Dawn Ahukanna

@carnage4life
Cars already have leasing (rental plans).

After paying or getting a loan of 10,000s to purchase the car and have outright ownership, don’t want to be “nickeled and dime” into paying more for existing functionality.

If manufacturers want commodity business model, become like electricity: regulated, price controlled, essential, available to all and ever present.