Stockholder value isn't the only metric that matters.
A hardware purchase occurs once, it doesn't come due for extracting or manipulating every quarter.
A hardware purchase occurs once, it doesn't come due for extracting or manipulating every quarter.
https://agroinformacion.com/en/agtechmachinery/john-deere-su...
Or Driving? BMW had to pivot over initial outrage, but in 2022, they launched a "Functions on Demand" program that required drivers to pay a $18 monthly or $180 annual subscription to unlock physical heated seats and heated steering wheels.
https://www.drive.com.au/news/bmw-admits-heated-seat-subscri...
You mean sharecropping? It's been around, in various forms, since pre-Roman times.
We already support it to some extent with licensed hardware codecs (HEVC, AVC, VVC etc...), licensed DRM like HDCP, and individual device licensing for audio technologies like Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and video technologies like Dolby Vision.