Carmakers Push Forward With Plans To Make Basic Features Subscription Services, Despite Widespread Backlash
Carmakers Push Forward With Plans To Make Basic Features Subscription Services, Despite Widespread Backlash
Automakers are increasingly obsessed with turning everything into a subscription service in a bid to boost quarterly returns. We’ve noted how BMW has embraced making heated seats and other fea…
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The only backlash they listen to is the one to their wallets. Remember Netflix password crackdown backlash?
The backlash where Netflix's profit went up and it was generally a success and Netflix didn't change anything at all...?
Or was there another one I missed? Or am I confused?
That's exactly my point. All this 'widespread backlash' doesn't amount to anything unless it hurts their bottom line. There was a huge backlash when netflix introduced password sharing crackdown, but it ended up a success for them.
Oh, I didn't get what you meant I guess because people kept saying they were cancelling their accounts, I didn't think of it as a non-action backlash.
There, of course, weren't really that many people upset or cancelling
It felt like there were a lot of us who cancelled, but clearly not enough
How do you know that? Who told you? Remember it pays to lie.
I cancelled. 👍
Great, but what I was pointing out is we were told that it had very little effect by Netflix themselves.
Oh yeah, let's see what happens when Netflix is $50 a month 👍
Sounds like we need to get the ELF and the RTR folks on a conference call.