• DoomBot5@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Right, because the recall for the icons on the screen needing to be a tad bigger is as serious as uncontrolled acceleration of a giant hunk of metal.

    They need a new name for software update recalls and physical recalls. They both need to be serious, but a distinction is needed.

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      7 months ago

      You understand that recalls for minor non life-threatening issues were a thing before cars were even capable of receiving software updates right?

      This is not a new practice. This is what a recall entails. The term isn’t being arbitrarily applied. It’s a recall.

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        7 months ago

        And how often were they actually followed vs discarded because the customer just didn’t care?

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          What does that have to do with calling them what they are, a recall.