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VW Is Putting Buttons Back in Cars Because People Complained Enough (www.thedrive.com)
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[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 38 points 10 months ago (3 children)

SAAS is the greatest scam of the 21st century.

[–] Rob@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I say there are some fair applications of SaaS. If you use a product that requires servers to be running, paying a recurring cost for however long you need the software is fair.

That being said, mandatory SaaS on a physical product with upfront cost is decidedly shitty. Especially when it’s a 50k car.

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Server costs are different from SAAS. The fact that they are often blended is just a piss poor attempt to conceal the grift.

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

SaaS is great for business-to-business products. Sucks ass for everything else.