BMW’s Newest “Innovation” is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair
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BMW filed a patent for a proprietary screw that looks like the BMW logo. They say it looks cool, we’re worried it’s going to stifle repairs.

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.

  • Pommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.orgEnglish
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    20 days ago

    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.