▲ 759 ▼ BMW is putting Spider-Man ads on your dashboard, after promising it never would (www.techspot.com) submitted 2 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 171 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Unpigged@lemmy.dbzer0.com 89 points 2 months ago (15 children) For people who had forgotten the seat heating subscription permalink fedilink source hideshow 15 child comments replies: [–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 2 months ago (14 children) Why do they keep trying to pull this bullshit?, they're a luxury brand, there margins should be pretty good without trying to nickel and dime everything permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 months ago Have you ever heard of next quarter? permalink fedilink source parent [–] alpha1beta@piefed.social 27 points 2 months ago No amount of money can satisfy their empty fucking hearts and minds permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 18 points 2 months ago There are no brakes on capitalism. It's always more, more and more. permalink fedilink source parent [–] artyom@piefed.social 17 points 2 months ago Capitalism doesn't understand "good enough", only MOAR permalink fedilink source parent [–] markm@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 months ago (1 child) I think it has something to do with the markets infatuation with recurring revenue streams. Everything is a subscription model now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago* Id subscribe to more posts about that, also please like and subscribe to more recommendations on what to like and subscribe to permalink fedilink source parent [–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago Line must go up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blackberry28@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago Cos there are enough dumb people who are ready to pay for this shit. Same with lootboxes in gaming, everyone hates them but there are enough people purchasing them so that the companies can keep pulling shit like this off. permalink fedilink source parent [–] diablicja@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (3 children) No matter what BMW tries to tell you in their press releases, they were never considered a luxury brand in Europe. As for German cars it goes more or less like this: Maybach >>>>>>> Porsche >>> Audi > Mercedes >>>>>>>>>>>> BMW > Volkswagen > Opel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) I'd argue that Mercedes > Audi permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] markm@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago Same. Merc is top to me. BMW close second. I have a lot of respect for Audi, but only had experience with A3 and A4 Wagon. Both had very aggressive and stiff ride feel. Fun, but not what I want from a daily commuter. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago Both are shit and should be short term leased only. There was a time German Cars, especially Mercedes, were an aspiration. Now they are disposable rentals. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago they are doing this for two reasons: Dropping sales from angry BMW owners fed up with poor reliability. Dropping sales to Tesla. Dropping sales because of poor EV designs Dropping sales because they fail to establish value. permalink fedilink source parent [–] iglou@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago Because income sources like subscriptions and ads are stable, predictable, and that makes shareholders happy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 2 months ago (14 children) Why do they keep trying to pull this bullshit?, they're a luxury brand, there margins should be pretty good without trying to nickel and dime everything permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 months ago Have you ever heard of next quarter? permalink fedilink source parent [–] alpha1beta@piefed.social 27 points 2 months ago No amount of money can satisfy their empty fucking hearts and minds permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 18 points 2 months ago There are no brakes on capitalism. It's always more, more and more. permalink fedilink source parent [–] artyom@piefed.social 17 points 2 months ago Capitalism doesn't understand "good enough", only MOAR permalink fedilink source parent [–] markm@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 months ago (1 child) I think it has something to do with the markets infatuation with recurring revenue streams. Everything is a subscription model now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago* Id subscribe to more posts about that, also please like and subscribe to more recommendations on what to like and subscribe to permalink fedilink source parent [–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago Line must go up. permalink fedilink source parent [–] blackberry28@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago Cos there are enough dumb people who are ready to pay for this shit. Same with lootboxes in gaming, everyone hates them but there are enough people purchasing them so that the companies can keep pulling shit like this off. permalink fedilink source parent [–] diablicja@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (3 children) No matter what BMW tries to tell you in their press releases, they were never considered a luxury brand in Europe. As for German cars it goes more or less like this: Maybach >>>>>>> Porsche >>> Audi > Mercedes >>>>>>>>>>>> BMW > Volkswagen > Opel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) I'd argue that Mercedes > Audi permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] markm@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago Same. Merc is top to me. BMW close second. I have a lot of respect for Audi, but only had experience with A3 and A4 Wagon. Both had very aggressive and stiff ride feel. Fun, but not what I want from a daily commuter. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago Both are shit and should be short term leased only. There was a time German Cars, especially Mercedes, were an aspiration. Now they are disposable rentals. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago they are doing this for two reasons: Dropping sales from angry BMW owners fed up with poor reliability. Dropping sales to Tesla. Dropping sales because of poor EV designs Dropping sales because they fail to establish value. permalink fedilink source parent [–] iglou@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago Because income sources like subscriptions and ads are stable, predictable, and that makes shareholders happy. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 43 points 2 months ago Have you ever heard of next quarter? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alpha1beta@piefed.social 27 points 2 months ago No amount of money can satisfy their empty fucking hearts and minds permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 18 points 2 months ago There are no brakes on capitalism. It's always more, more and more. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] artyom@piefed.social 17 points 2 months ago Capitalism doesn't understand "good enough", only MOAR permalink fedilink source parent
[–] markm@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 months ago (1 child) I think it has something to do with the markets infatuation with recurring revenue streams. Everything is a subscription model now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago* Id subscribe to more posts about that, also please like and subscribe to more recommendations on what to like and subscribe to permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 months ago* Id subscribe to more posts about that, also please like and subscribe to more recommendations on what to like and subscribe to permalink fedilink source parent
[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 2 months ago Line must go up. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blackberry28@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago Cos there are enough dumb people who are ready to pay for this shit. Same with lootboxes in gaming, everyone hates them but there are enough people purchasing them so that the companies can keep pulling shit like this off. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] diablicja@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (3 children) No matter what BMW tries to tell you in their press releases, they were never considered a luxury brand in Europe. As for German cars it goes more or less like this: Maybach >>>>>>> Porsche >>> Audi > Mercedes >>>>>>>>>>>> BMW > Volkswagen > Opel. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) I'd argue that Mercedes > Audi permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] markm@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago Same. Merc is top to me. BMW close second. I have a lot of respect for Audi, but only had experience with A3 and A4 Wagon. Both had very aggressive and stiff ride feel. Fun, but not what I want from a daily commuter. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago Both are shit and should be short term leased only. There was a time German Cars, especially Mercedes, were an aspiration. Now they are disposable rentals. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago (2 children) I'd argue that Mercedes > Audi permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] markm@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago Same. Merc is top to me. BMW close second. I have a lot of respect for Audi, but only had experience with A3 and A4 Wagon. Both had very aggressive and stiff ride feel. Fun, but not what I want from a daily commuter. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago Both are shit and should be short term leased only. There was a time German Cars, especially Mercedes, were an aspiration. Now they are disposable rentals. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] markm@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago Same. Merc is top to me. BMW close second. I have a lot of respect for Audi, but only had experience with A3 and A4 Wagon. Both had very aggressive and stiff ride feel. Fun, but not what I want from a daily commuter. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago Both are shit and should be short term leased only. There was a time German Cars, especially Mercedes, were an aspiration. Now they are disposable rentals. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago they are doing this for two reasons: Dropping sales from angry BMW owners fed up with poor reliability. Dropping sales to Tesla. Dropping sales because of poor EV designs Dropping sales because they fail to establish value. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] iglou@programming.dev 4 points 2 months ago Because income sources like subscriptions and ads are stable, predictable, and that makes shareholders happy. permalink fedilink source parent