>Unfortunately you can’t force a company to use another companies technology

Ignoring that we can do exactly that...

Something we can do without doing that is to require that if the car is sold with a physical capability, that capability must be enabled without additional fees being required.

Another option is to require that if the car is sold with a software integration feature, it must include integration with an open standard.

The third option, "force them to support someone else's software" is to mandate that if the car has any connectivity features, it must support connectivity with all devices having over a certain percentage of market share or raw number user base.

>the only way they’ll learn is by not buying the product and causing them to lose money.

This isn't about "teaching" companies to behave better. You can't. They've worked out how to exploit consumers to their own benefit. You might as well suggest that we can change the behavior of casinos by just waiting for all the gambling addicts to stop gambling.

The only way to stop the behavior is to force it to stop.

I agree, it shouldn't.

However, that's the society we have constructed and the business culture we allow to exist. Wanna change it? Advocate for stronger unions and consumer protection laws. Or, as the right would tell you that means: vote for socialists.

>is a far better route to follow

you're thinking like a consumer.

If you think in terms of "how can we squeeze more money out of consumers" taking away features and then charging for a replacement feature is better.

What's the back yard like? Can you continue the trench around the house to drain around back?

If not, your best bet is probably to rip it out and build a proper French Drain. Judging by that slope, it'll need to be a right big one. 1,000 cubic feet or more.

I would have chosen "obtuse"

That only means that it requires permits many.

Adding my voice to the advice column for "delete this, you dummy". You're both opening yourself to civil liability here and potentially harming the prosecutor's case against the man who broke into your home.

It's almost like slashing away the top marginal tax bracket every few years since 1970 has resulted in budget issues for the government. Who knew.

>RVA is a left-leaning

Wait, you mean I'm not the only Socialist here?

Arlington consistently ranks as one of the wealthiest counties in America.

Can't even be arsed to communicate properly, and you're acting like that's a mark in YOUR favor?

Okay.

No, it was invented by Joe Biden to make Trump lose the election and was all a hoax. But Trump defeated COVID anyway, even though it never existed. Oh, and he didn't lose the election, but it's secretly running the government from inside Mount Rushmore.

Interesting, last time I looked into it, the consensus was it mostly came from US pharmaceutical companies by way of vet clinics. I guess times change after all.

Seattle found an effective way to fight back, though I don't know what the final outcome of that was.

>But RPM is a massive component, or better yet, an indicator.

and this is the other item, aside from your attacking me instead of actually making and argument, which tells me you have no idea what you're talking about.

The function of an engine is to produce mechanical power in a rotating format. The power out the shaft is all that matters. We invented this thing called a "gearbox" which can be used to turn any combination of torque and RPM into any other combination, provided it adds up to the same power as seen by the input shaft (minus the losses in the geartrain).

Cars are do not drive their wheels directly from the crankshaft of the engine. Displacement is irrelevant. RPM of the engine is irrelevant. Torque of the engine is irrelevant. The only thing that matters is how much power the engine can output. The gearbox takes care of the rest.

Have a pleasant life, I won't receive whatever reply you care to make.

>I mean, I brought up RPM right away

yeah, because more revs == more better? So, my CX500 has a better engine than the Ferrari, right? it goes all the up to 12,000

>That's literally the entire point.

Then you should try and make that point, instead of saying "YoU cOuLdNt UnTeRsTaNn, mAnN"

>This is it, right here. I am trying to talk calculus with a first grader

keep attacking the arguer because you know you don't have an argument.

or is your argument really "ItS BetTeR BeCaUsE ItS hAnD bUiLt!"?

only things that matter in an engine are performance and reliability.

I'll go ahead and predict your response: "YoU cOulDn'T PoSsIbLy UnNeRsTaNt!!!"

>No, a Ferrari hand finished performance engine is not the same as a mass produced american big block.

You're right, it's a lot more expense and complexity for less power output.

lawl. When you have no argument, attack the arguer. classic.

A V8 that outputs 150 HP is in the same league as a V12 that outputs 118, yes.

https://www.conceptcarz.com/s18626/cadillac-series-60-special-fleetwood.aspx

>Weight : 4375 lbs | 1984.467 kg
>
>V 8 | L-Head
>
>Displacement : 5670 cc | 346.0 cu in. | 5.7 L.
>
>Power : 150 BHP (110.4 KW) @ 3600 RPM
>
>Torque : 274 Ft-Lbs (371 NM) @ 1600 RPM

For comparison:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_125_S

>Curb weight 650 kg (1,433 lb) (dry)
>
>1.5 L (1497 cc/91 in³) 60° V12
>
>This engine produced 118 bhp (87 kW) at 6,800 rpm

The Fleetwood would not have beaten the Ferrari at the track due its weight, but it absolutely had a top model power train.

If you compare like to like from any given period, the result is very often a much steeper increase than the official number. Especially on vitals such as food, transportation, and housing.

lol, ask me what my point was, then downvote me when I spell it out for you. O.K.

okay boomer