Good. There should be no such thing as unserviced features that are physically present in a product and locked out against its owner. Not in cars or anything.
Look, if there’s an actual service feature that continually costs money to provide (eg.: a cell connection for distant remote start, GPS nav map updates, etc), it’s charging a reasonable subscription fee for that is totally acceptable. But charging ongoing fees for fixed features like heated seats is 100% bullshit.
Good. There should be no such thing as unserviced features that are physically present in a product and locked out against its owner. Not in cars or anything.
What about it?
Why not?
Because it’s blatant rent seeking.
Look, if there’s an actual service feature that continually costs money to provide (eg.: a cell connection for distant remote start, GPS nav map updates, etc), it’s charging a reasonable subscription fee for that is totally acceptable. But charging ongoing fees for fixed features like heated seats is 100% bullshit.