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Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days ago

BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can Remove

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BMW Patents Proprietary Screws That Only Dealerships Can Remove

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Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days ago

BMW Just Invented Every Mechanics' New Worst Nightmare

New BMW-branded screws could be used on future vehicles that require special tools to remove, restricting who can work on said vehicles.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/814627

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Having 8 million single use tools sure does get annoying and expensive…

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