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We lose money on repairs, sobs penniless Apple, even though we charge y'all a fortune

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Ooh yes, I know someone who works at a BMW garage, and some of the things he told me are amazing:

Updating or reading out the computer, or doing anything else on a modern car? You need an internet connection to the factory. No internet? No work is getting done.

Have a problem with a certain electronic component? If it needs to be replaced, you might have to change out other electronics. So if one small part breaks, you might need to replace a few computer modules here and there. The factory software exactly tells you what to replace. The price of one of those computer modules? Not very cheap, obviously.

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