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BMW’s Newest “Innovation” is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair (www.ifixit.com)
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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.

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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

they want the stock price to go up now, not a year from now.

That's the core of the issue. Short term focus at the expense of the long term sustainability of the entire enterprise.

[–] Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think the focus on the shareholder perceptions is the core issue. It's compounded by the short term interests of said shareholders.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

That short term focus causes a lot of damage to a lot of people.

But, of course, too many shareholders are sociopathically focused on their own enrichment with absolutely zero concern for the harms thay cause to the rest of society.