It cost $100, but I can't use it anymore.

https://lemmy.ml/post/4047208

It cost $100, but I can't use it anymore. - Lemmy

This type of shit is why I just want a vehicle with a CD player that can hold multiple discs. Then I could just burn my favorite music onto a few discs and not have to worry about not having paid to have access to the music I want and don’t have to worry about a song I dislike popping up randomly.
For $100 you can buy an aftermarket Android head unit with Android Auto / Car Play support, or add $100 more to buy a nicer version.
But that’s precisely what they don’t want because any day, it could be bricked by one of several companies.
But an android head unit is more open and less susceptible to cloud companies stopping their service because its media player can work offline with local media, and you can still sideload apk into the unit even if play store no longer work on the unit.