I agree, and that to me is the plan for almost every industry. A good example of this is BMW's subscription for various options. Between this and spyware, it is getting crazy out there.

But it seems this has slowed down a bit, at least from what I have seen. I expect it will accelerate once companies find a better way to spin "subscriptions/spyware".

IIRC, some Massachusetts repair law was/is hated so much by the auto manufactures, when you but a new car in that state, internet connectivity is disabled. Is that still true ? If so, I wonder if they are ignoring the law or trying to find a way around it.

FWIW, I have started telling people I know who say they "need" a new PC, to spend for a MAC. I would prefer Linux for them, but you know how that would go for non-tech people. With that said, I may use a close friend for an experiment with Linux to see what happens.