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...Ray Magliozzi, went on the warpath about this recently. He has a syndicated column that is carried by the local paper. Magliozzi told a story about going car shopping (IIRC, a Toyota dealer), and discovering that many features are now "subscription-based". In other words, the car is always connected to a wi-fi signal, and features can be turned off and on remotely rather than being purchased. Magliozzi was enraged, and warned his readers that if buyers go along with this, more and more automakers will create these kinds of "paywalls" for features that we used to pay for as options. They want to keep us paying forever. 
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