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To: ETCM

“You want the features pay for them,”

They did pay for some of it though. The hardware is already in place to perform the function. Just need the software key.

E.g., say you buy a car without power seats, this would usually mean there is no electrical motor installed that actually moves the seat. Your car is a bit cheaper, because you didn’t have to pay for that extra motor to be installed.

In this case, however, it’s like you bought that motor and it’s installed (unless car companies are handing out free parts now), but you have to pay even more to actually use it.


17 posted on 03/31/2022 4:46:44 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: fruser1

Your analogy is false. Evidently you think that software (which may have required a greater R&D investment than the hardware) should be free. Do yourself a favor and don’t learn to code, because I suspect you wouldn’t like working for nothing.


57 posted on 03/31/2022 5:26:41 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: fruser1
E.g., say you buy a car without power seats, this would usually mean there is no electrical motor installed that actually moves the seat. Your car is a bit cheaper, because you didn’t have to pay for that extra motor to be installed.

In this case, however, it’s like you bought that motor and it’s installed (unless car companies are handing out free parts now), but you have to pay even more to actually use it.

Exactly. You also get to pay for hauling that motor you can't use along with you. Subscription services like this are evil IMO

107 posted on 03/31/2022 7:46:21 PM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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