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BMW’s Newest “Innovation” is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair (www.ifixit.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/automotive@discuss.tchncs.de
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cross-posted from : https://lemmus.org/post/20199206

Adafruit: From Ultimate Driving Machine to Ultimate Rent-Seeking Machine: The BMW Logo Screw Patent.

If you haven’t already heard, BMW’s R&D teams have been busy “innovating.” Unfortunately, they aren’t focusing on the things that actually matter—like stellar engine performance or the legendary driving dynamics that gearheads love. Instead, the C-suite execs decided that the best use of their engineering budget was to design a proprietary security screw specifically intended to prevent BMW drivers from fixing their own cars.

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[–] 6 points 8 months ago

If you are not using a standard fastener you need to provide a lifetime warranty on whatever can't be removed by standard parts. Lifetime means you need to escrow with a third party enough money to fix it in case you go bankrupt.

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