cross-posted from : https://lemmus.org/post/20199206
Adafruit: From Ultimate Driving Machine to Ultimate Rent-Seeking Machine: The BMW Logo Screw Patent.
If you haven’t already heard, BMW’s R&D teams have been busy “innovating.” Unfortunately, they aren’t focusing on the things that actually matter—like stellar engine performance or the legendary driving dynamics that gearheads love. Instead, the C-suite execs decided that the best use of their engineering budget was to design a proprietary security screw specifically intended to prevent BMW drivers from fixing their own cars.
I don’t care if there’s workarounds, I don’t care if you’ll be able to buy a knockoff bit for $0.50. I don’t care if most people won’t be impacted.
This. Is. Not. Ok.
I don’t care if there’s workarounds, I don’t care if you’ll be able to buy a knockoff bit for $0.50. I don’t care if most people won’t be impacted.
I don’t care about BMW at all.
Brought to you by the same people that wanted to make heated seats a subscription service.