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Originally Posted by j.p.s
Tesla used to sell hardware identical battery packs with different kwh ratings. The lower kwh ratings were enforced with software. I used to think it was for sleazy marketing reasons, but apparently not enough low rated batteries were ordered to make manufacturing them feasible, so the crippled batteries were provided on cars preordered with the smaller battery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S#Battery |
Incidentally, according to the linked article the limitation was removable through upgrade, which combined with an expected reduced preorder price makes enough sense.
Which is not even what I would necessarily expect from Tesla, which has some highlights like employing Lex Fridman but also a history of fully lunatic falls. It can make sense, while the original idea of a tinting layer mesmerizing customers to become invisible upon firmware flag does not.
Now, how is this relevant? Are expecting display technology from Tesla or their batteries being employed in information management computing?
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Originally Posted by ottdmk
This type of thing is extremely common in computer hardware sales. The functionality is there, you just have to pay for the proper license to unlock it.
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I am sure CLEARink will sell displays that aren't yours until you buy them.