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BMW's Newest "Innovation" Is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair (www.ifixit.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [B] to c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
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[–] 8 points 9 months ago* (3 children)

How long are we guessing it will take until we can find the tools on aliexpress?

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  • [–] 13 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    Not long at all, that's missing the point.

    The point is that someone will want to fix something about their car, get stopped by these screws that they don't own a screwdriver for, and will have to make a decision: wait a week for the screwdriver from aliexpress, with no guarantee they will actually get their car fixed once it arrives, or... just take the car to the authorized service and get it fixed now. And they have the thing on Saturday and their car needs to work, and...

    Some will buy the screwdriver, but that doesn't matter. What matters is that many people won't, and that's extra profit for BMW.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago*

    I was just being snarky that it's a shit and pointless exercise. It's a delaying or hurdle rather than any real "security" (or "stop the user futzing with your stuff). And I agree with you, most people won't buy it, and being available isn't changing much. It's just the same as all the other "security" screw heads out there. It's just a hurdle.

    The easiest way to get around all this is just to not buy BMW (or any other manufacturer that pulls this shit)

    EDIT: nice username too :D

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