$1000 Peloton bike signed out of account and insisted on payment to sign back in at all, though still functions as a $20 salvage bike without any functions.
Is it optimal for all companies to completely cripple products once they've been sold? What's holding them back here?
New cars: Sticker shock would put off prospective buyers. It's a lot easier to get people to pay $73 grand up front, rather than $70 grand plus $1200 for heating, then $800 for air-conditioning, plus $500 for GPS, plus $700 for entertainment, plus ..... well you get the idea.