1818
BMW Is Giving Up on Heated Seat Subscriptions Because People Hated Them
(www.thedrive.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
OP knows they aren’t the same thing. Their point was that if the subscription model came with promise of repair, maybe there’s a purpose/value in it for the consumer. But without that, it’s pure greed.
Close to my original point. It's more like "I'm paying you every month and I am going to have to pay exorbitant repair fees so I can keep paying for the privilege of using it."