But imagine if a car had proprietary nuts on the wheels so they can’t be stolen or fall off during the ride. Then to change a tire you needed an account with the manufacturer and they make it exceptionally difficult to install other brands tires.
Fuck Microsoft so much, they are a cancer in the world that can exist only because they have such power
Many cars require a speciality tool for their lug nuts. In fact there’s a whole series of custom tools for modern cars that get updated every few years to prevent regular mechanics from working on them without buying the tool.
That’s crazy. Real anti consumer practices.
Like it’s good to have default encryption…
But imagine if a car had proprietary nuts on the wheels so they can’t be stolen or fall off during the ride. Then to change a tire you needed an account with the manufacturer and they make it exceptionally difficult to install other brands tires.
Fuck Microsoft so much, they are a cancer in the world that can exist only because they have such power
Many cars require a speciality tool for their lug nuts. In fact there’s a whole series of custom tools for modern cars that get updated every few years to prevent regular mechanics from working on them without buying the tool.
Really?