It seems we agree on the fact that there’s a lot of “artificial value” added in many different fields. Aren’t you concerned about that? Don’t you take that into consideration as a consumer? That’s what I’m talking about here.
Anyway yes, if a product cannot sell at full price, they should lower the price not the product like what’s happening here. And yes wineries are full of shit anyway.
Also, people won’t be “able to upgrade” they will only be able to unlock what they already bought.
Modern pricing structures allow companies to maximize their profit, but they also allow consumers to maximize the reach of their dollar.
It just so happens that it can be cheaper to manufacture one version of a product and change the features in software than it is to try to exactly predict consumer demand and minimize waste.
Would you feel better if Tesla charged the customer $1k in engineering time to pay a guy to rip out the extra batteries and button the car back up for them? What is the point of that? The end result is the same. Less range for fewer dollars. Isn’t it cheaper to just switch the batteries off in software?
The misconception is that not adding the larger battery etc. would save costs for Tesla which they would pass on to the consumer. Unfortunately, capitalism dictates they would not, thus from a consumer’s perspective there is no price disadvantage. For sure, you overpay - but in the end, you are still buying.
Doesn’t capitalism dictate that the company needs to offer the most compelling price in order to beat the competition?
Like, nobody has to buy a Tesla. Also, nobody has to buy a software limited version of a Tesla. “Capitalism” is driving people to do both of those things however because people find that the car has a greater value for what they can afford than what other companies offer. How is that bad?
Like…what exactly do you think the motivation behind essentially giving away batteries for free that nobody can use?
