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Starting in 2013, Adobe has been replacing its perpetually licensed products with subscription based services, examples being Adobe Creative Suite (CS) in 2013, and Adobe Lightroom 7 standalone in…
In July 2022, BMW started charging a subscription for their heated seats as part of their Functions on Demand system. BMW's "Functions on Demand" system operates on a user opt-in/out subscription to…
Enequi Core Industry subscription lockout refers to the practice by Swedish energy management company Enequi AB of requiring owners of ENEQUI QuiPower Core hardware, including the commercial Core…
In 2019, Mazda introduced Mazda Connected Services, a feature enabling remote start and other functionalities through the MyMazda smartphone app. In 2021, Mazda quietly removed remote start…
In Germany, Mercedes-Benz EQS vehicles are equipped with rear wheels that can steer up to 10 degrees. However, customers who do not sign up for a subscription will only have a 4.5 degree range of…
Mercedes initially marketed and sold their EQE 350 and EQS 450 models with a lower power output than the hardware was capable of delivering. The company later introduced a paid software upgrade that…
Poste Italiane is the Italian national postal service provider. Among other services, Poste Italiane provides a service of digital identification to Italian nationals and residents. Starting from…
On 14 January 2026, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on X that the company would stop offering its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) (FSD) driver-assistance software as a one-time purchase and would…
In September 2026, TiVo told DVR customers that beginning November 2, 2026 it would disable the one-button & automatic version of SkipMode, the feature that jumps over a whole commercial break with a…
In the U.K., Volkswagen equips the ID.3 with a 228bhp engine, then requires customers to pay a subscription to unlock the full performance of the vehicle they've already purchased.