boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoVW Is Putting Buttons Back in Cars Because People Complained Enoughwww.thedrive.comexternal-linkmessage-square191fedilinkarrow-up11.27Karrow-down113
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minus-squareGerula@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·10 months agoThis is actually very good news for car manufacturers. Touch crap was cheaper but sold a new tech so => price increase Buttons are old tech so no new investments or tech development but they are more complicated => price increase
minus-squareMonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·10 months agoThank you! I’ve been making this argument a LOT with recent discussions on kids not understanding keyboards and controllers because their lives are full of touchscreens. Touch isn’t “the future”. It just absolutely flooded the market.
minus-squareNιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoYou think they don’t just charge more because they can, like every other industry lately?
This is actually very good news for car manufacturers.
Touch crap was cheaper but sold a new tech so => price increase
Buttons are old tech so no new investments or tech development but they are more complicated => price increase
Thank you! I’ve been making this argument a LOT with recent discussions on kids not understanding keyboards and controllers because their lives are full of touchscreens.
Touch isn’t “the future”. It just absolutely flooded the market.
You think they don’t just charge more because they can, like every other industry lately?