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	*[[Software as a service]]		*[[Software as a service]]
			*[[Automotive digital rights management]]

	==References==		==References==

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	In recent times, corporations have been abusing this model for extra profit, by charging customers twice:		In recent times, corporations have been abusing this model for extra profit, by charging customers twice:

	# The customer pays for the appliance		#The customer pays for the appliance
	# The customer must subscribe to unlock "extra" features, gated by [[Digital lock\|digital locks]]		#The customer must subscribe to unlock "extra" features, gated by [[Digital lock\|digital locks]]

	==Examples==		==Examples==

	* [[BMW's heated seat subscription\|Heated seats being a subscription]]		*[[BMW's heated seat subscription\|Heated seats being a subscription]]
	* Horsepower being a subcription (see: [[Tesla locks horsepower behind paywall\|Tesla]], [[Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription\|Volkswagen]], [[Mercedes-Benz locks horsepower behind paid subscription\|Mercedes-Benz]])		*Horsepower being a subcription (see: [[Tesla locks horsepower behind paywall\|Tesla]], [[Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription\|Volkswagen]], [[Mercedes-Benz locks horsepower behind paid subscription\|Mercedes-Benz]])

	== See also ==		==See also==

	* [[Software as a service]]		*[[Software as a service]]

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Common terms]]		[[Category:Common terms]]
			[[Category:Theme]]

Rudxain: Created page with "{{StubNotice}} '''Hardware as a service''' ('''HaaS''') (not to be confused with Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)), is a subscription model for physical appliances, such as cars. Unlike IaaS, which consists on leasing/renting machines remotely, HaaS is about leasing devices and tools that the customer has physical access to. ==Why it..."

2026-04-21T19:49:51Z

Created page with "{{StubNotice}} '''Hardware as a service''' ('''HaaS''') (not to be confused with Infrastructure as a service (IaaS)), is a subscription model for physical appliances, such as cars. Unlike IaaS, which consists on leasing/renting machines remotely, HaaS is about leasing devices and tools that the customer has physical access to. ==Why it..."

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'''Hardware as a service''' ('''HaaS''') (not to be confused with [[wikipedia:Infrastructure_as_a_service|Infrastructure as a service]] (IaaS)), is a [[Subscription service|subscription model]] for physical appliances, such as cars. Unlike IaaS, which consists on leasing/renting machines [[Cloud (service)|remotely]], HaaS is about leasing devices and tools that the customer has physical access to.

==Why it is a problem==
In recent times, corporations have been abusing this model for extra profit, by charging customers twice:

# The customer pays for the appliance
# The customer must subscribe to unlock "extra" features, gated by [[Digital lock|digital locks]]

==Examples==

* [[BMW's heated seat subscription|Heated seats being a subscription]]
* Horsepower being a subcription (see: [[Tesla locks horsepower behind paywall|Tesla]], [[Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription|Volkswagen]], [[Mercedes-Benz locks horsepower behind paid subscription|Mercedes-Benz]])

== See also ==

* [[Software as a service]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Common terms]]