Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now?
I don&#x27;t mind newspapers being a subscription, because every day they have to do a lot of work to come up with a new version.<p>However, I find subscriptions super annoying for things that already exist in its entirety and doesn&#x27;t cost the service provider anything to give more of.<p>Something I find unacceptable is the subscription situation coming up in the car industry:<p>Some examples include:<p>* BMW heated seat subscription [1]. The entire hardware for the heated seats is already in the car!<p>* Mercedes horsepower subscription [2]. Again, the entire capability is in the car. It&#x27;s not like Mercedes sends the souls of horses OTA into your car after you subscribe.<p>Other manufacturers are also guilty here.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;2022&#x2F;7&#x2F;12&#x2F;23204950&#x2F;bmw-subscriptions-microtransactions-heated-seats-feature" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theverge.com&#x2F;2022&#x2F;7&#x2F;12&#x2F;23204950&#x2F;bmw-subscription...</a><p>[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.kbb.com&#x2F;car-news&#x2F;mercedes-launches-rent-a-horsepower-subscription&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.kbb.com&#x2F;car-news&#x2F;mercedes-launches-rent-a-horsep...</a>