Buying a car and then learning I have to spend more money for a particular feature already built into the car is not a satisfactory experience.
Sure, but this seems like an unfair criticism for something that is currently under development still. It’s not like they are asking you to pay a subscription for heated seats, which are there and don’t need any updates or maintenance. But self driving is something currently under active development and will always need updates. So a subscription there makes sense, unless you are expecting to get no updates on it.
main gripes I and others
Speak for yourself for, as I pointed out, all of the gripes here don’t reference privacy or subscriptions at all. And I like how having the option of getting a subscription is a drawback for you.
Sure, but this seems like an unfair criticism for something that is currently under development still.
Why is it fair to charge people a subscription for an unfinished product*?
Speak for yourself for, as I pointed out, all of the gripes here don’t reference privacy or subscriptions at all.
I’m speaking from my own personal experiences and what I’ve personally seen here on Lemmy. Take that with a grain of salt obviously, and make of it what you will. I’m just trying to add my perspectives and experiences to the conversation.
And I like how having the option of getting a subscription is a drawback for you.
It’s absolutely a drawback when the non-subscription option is an order of magnitude more expensive, I thought that was pretty clear. And it’s obvious that it’s priced that way to drive people to the subscription model.
Sure, but this seems like an unfair criticism for something that is currently under development still. It’s not like they are asking you to pay a subscription for heated seats, which are there and don’t need any updates or maintenance. But self driving is something currently under active development and will always need updates. So a subscription there makes sense, unless you are expecting to get no updates on it.
Speak for yourself for, as I pointed out, all of the gripes here don’t reference privacy or subscriptions at all. And I like how having the option of getting a subscription is a drawback for you.
Why is it fair to charge people a subscription for an unfinished product*?
I’m speaking from my own personal experiences and what I’ve personally seen here on Lemmy. Take that with a grain of salt obviously, and make of it what you will. I’m just trying to add my perspectives and experiences to the conversation.
It’s absolutely a drawback when the non-subscription option is an order of magnitude more expensive, I thought that was pretty clear. And it’s obvious that it’s priced that way to drive people to the subscription model.