absquatulateThe New Audi A3 Is Amess With In-Car Subscriptions
This shit should be illegal. When you buy a device, you own all the hardware and have every right to use it to the full extent of its physical capabilities. Audi has no right to hold your property hostage!
tsonfeirOn the other hand, my car has a cell connection that allows me to find its position, remotely start, un/lock doors, call for emergency, and detect an accident. That’s not free. It ends up being around $160/y—which I think it a little spendy.
I don’t pay for it, because the only thing I really wanted was the gps position, and I just got an Apple tag for that haha.
Things that legitimately rely on an outside service are different. You understand how those are different, right?
Cruise control doesn’t require Audi to maintain a fucking server for you.
I have a different look on this, but it’s just the way i see it: if a manufacturer puts a function in your car that requires them to run a server then that server is on them, they put the function in there not me.
I buy the car, it’s mine in all it’s functionality. If they don’t want that, then don’t put it in.