r/Anticonsumption • u/40orangeglazecake • Jun 08 '24

Corporations Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual paywall

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u/Traiklin Jun 08 '24

I like it for certain things but the "Infotainment" systems they are doing are insane.

Seeing only pictures of a Tesla the screen in it didn't seem bad, then I saw one in person and it's half the dashboard

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u/Terminator_Puppy Jun 08 '24

Yeah my sister-in-law drives one and it's so jarring, just an enormous screen that's usually just occupied by an oversized GPS.

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u/Silent-Ad934 Jun 08 '24

Bad news: You can't use your phone while driving anymore, it's distracting and too dangerous.

Good news: We've gone ahead and installed a tv on the dashboard. 

Alrighty then.

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u/hysteresis420 Jun 08 '24

It's more that suits and MBAs are requiring the design teams to use the enormously cheaper touchscreens with OTA reprogrammable buttons rather than the specialty physical buttons and switches that must be proactively engineered and manufactured for production.

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u/Zugas Jun 08 '24

The screens are such a lazy design. I hate it.

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u/Reluctant_Firestorm Jun 08 '24

I'd argue that Onstar is a version of this paywall crap. "Yeah we're installing this safety communication feature in your car without asking you, but if you want to keep it activated you've got to pay the subscription fee."

Automakers should internalize these costs. It's a safety feature, like an airbag. Either don't have it or build it into the price of the vehicle.

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u/Darkmesah Jun 09 '24

I don't even need a display in my car to know what song is playing tbh, I love knobs and buttons of all sorts, they look more futuristic than a huge display in the middle