I didn't introduce MS into the discussion. But my comment was to illustrate that they don't have the monopoly that they once had. Auto manufacturers can lose share by pissing off consumers the same way. Don't delude yourself into thinking MS doesn't care about the consumer market either.
Mate, are contrarian by nature? You quite literally said that you switched from MS to Libre in response to someone mentioning that MS had gone to a subscription model.
Come on, that wasn't a spelling correction. Orson Wells was an actor and director among other things famous for the original War of the Worlds radio broadcast that people believed was real and Citizen Kane. George Orwell wrote 1984. They are two completely different people.Spelling Nazi!
Manufactures can't charge you to use features/options built into a car that you paid for up front. That would be like a TV manufacturer charging you a fee to use the remote control that came with the TV.
I realize that but that is what some people in here have claimed that both Toyota, GM and maybe even a handful of other auto manufacturers have done with some of their vehicles. No remote start off of the key fob once their free trial ended. Same thing as well with their steering wheel and seat warmers and coolers, in addition to a handful of other features on their radios that were not subscription based. Navigation systems for example.
Wow, you kids today are very smart about all these new fangled electronic thingys. Me, I'm old, and have a hard time just turning on the dang computer. Watching the news these days I've began to wonder, but you sir have just giving me hope for the future again.
Shhhhhhh! Don't give the TV people ideas!
Not to mention the fact that 1984 was about control of thought and behaviour, not financial expoitation.Come on, that wasn't a spelling correction. Orson Wells was an actor and director among other things famous for the original War of the Worlds radio broadcast that people believed was real and Citizen Kane. George Orwell wrote 1984. They are two completely different people.
Already happens. My older Panasonic "Smart TV" no longer gets updates and most of the apps (any I cared about) no longer work. Panasonic EOL the software on it and its abandoned. A Roku stick took care of it though. Even Rokus get EOLed. My original Roku sldoesnt get new software and apps are staring to not work on it.
Yes. And if you think for a moment you will find that I was not the one who introduced MS into the thread, which is exactly what I stated. Microsoft Office wasn't my analogy. I merely responded to someone else's analogy. If you want to say it's a poor analogy, tell the person who made it.
There's no shame in learning some new things! With raspberry pis, there are starter kits and all kinds of tutorials so even somebody with no computer knowledge could pick it up if they have the time to spare, and the curiosity. I think the tactile part where you can make lights flash and motors move with a little bit of code, makes it a lot more fun.Wow, you kids today are very smart about all these new fangled electronic thingys. Me, I'm old, and have a hard time just turning on the dang computer. Watching the news these days I've began to wonder, but you sir have just giving me hope for the future again.
When it comes to free market vs big government regulation I will definitely lean toward free market every time. Though I do agree some level of regulation is need to curb corporate greed. There is more than enough consumer protection regulation in place to handle this situation. You just need to make enough noise so someone will hear and listen to you.
Hmmm…. Immortan Joe or Imperator Furiosa? Who’dya wanna hitch your wagon to?
