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BMW’s Newest “Innovation” is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair (www.ifixit.com)
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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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[–] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

they want the stock price to go up now, not a year from now.

That's the core of the issue. Short term focus at the expense of the long term sustainability of the entire enterprise.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    I think the focus on the shareholder perceptions is the core issue. It's compounded by the short term interests of said shareholders.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago

    That short term focus causes a lot of damage to a lot of people.

    But, of course, too many shareholders are sociopathically focused on their own enrichment with absolutely zero concern for the harms thay cause to the rest of society.

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