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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[–] 43 points 8 months ago (6 children)

I'll never buy a car that has subscription features

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Until they force you. Like how pretty much all new housing developments have oppressive HOAs now.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago* (2 children)

    It's a choice to live there. And you have a choice on how you spend your money. No one is holding a gun to your head making you buy a shitty car.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago* (1 child)

    it’s your choice to live there

    I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic or not because that is an awful argument. The housing market isn’t this perfectly liquid thing where there’s always another house to choose from that fits all your requirements a reasonable distance from your workplace.

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