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This article documents BMW's practice of including the hardware for its M adaptive suspension in many vehicles, while requiring customers to pay extra to activate the software that enables the feature. This model exemplifies modern consumer exploitation by eroding traditional notions of ownership and leveraging [[Subscription service|subscription services]] to control access to features that are physically present in a purchased product. | This article documents '''[[BMW]]'''<nowiki/>'s practice of including the hardware for its M adaptive suspension in many vehicles, while requiring customers to pay extra to activate the software that enables the feature. This model exemplifies modern consumer exploitation by eroding traditional notions of ownership and leveraging [[Subscription service|subscription services]] to control access to features that are physically present in a purchased product. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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[[Category:Articles based on videos]] | [[Category:Articles based on videos]] | ||
[[Category:Incidents]] | [[Category:Incidents]] | ||
[[Category:BMW]] | [[Category:BMW]] | ||
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