 viperpa33sWhy Me?Premium
join:2002-12-20
Bradenton, FL | Lexus' Trial Balloon On Car Spam I could see Lexus giving you $5,000 off on a car if you except the spam. I could see your dealership sending advertisements for service. When it comes time for a oil change a advertisement pops from a Lexus dealer telling you about the service deals they have.
It seems more and more we are being bombarded with advertisements. Products that we thought would be free from advertisements are now getting the ad label. Pretty much you can run but you can't hide. |
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 RARPSL
join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY | said by viperpa33s:I could see Lexus giving you $5,000 off on a car if you except "accept" the spam. I could see your dealership sending advertisements for service. When it comes time for a oil change a advertisement pops from a Lexus dealer telling you about the service deals they have.
It seems more and more we are being bombarded with advertisements. Products that we thought would be free from advertisements are now getting the ad label. Pretty much you can run but you can't hide.
I have a Saturn and my OnStar emails me a report once a month that, among other status, lists my current Oil Life level and warns me when it is time to do an oil change (as well as providing a link to my dealer to schedule it). I have no problems with this and I have the impression that I will get an emergency email if needed if something can not wait until the next scheduled message.
I regard this as a service not a SPAM email since it is the only use they have made of my address. |
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viperpa33sWhy Me?Premium
join:2002-12-20
Bradenton, FL | said by RARPSL:said by viperpa33s:I could see Lexus giving you $5,000 off on a car if you except "accept" the spam. I could see your dealership sending advertisements for service. When it comes time for a oil change a advertisement pops from a Lexus dealer telling you about the service deals they have.
It seems more and more we are being bombarded with advertisements. Products that we thought would be free from advertisements are now getting the ad label. Pretty much you can run but you can't hide.
I have a Saturn and my OnStar emails me a report once a month that, among other status, lists my current Oil Life level and warns me when it is time to do an oil change (as well as providing a link to my dealer to schedule it). I have no problems with this and I have the impression that I will get an emergency email if needed if something can not wait until the next scheduled message. I regard this as a service not a SPAM email since it is the only use they have made of my address. The feature you have is perfectly fine and there is nothing wrong with it. Just as long as it's a choice and not a requirement. Your feature is limited in scope compared to what Lexus has planned.
What Lexus wants to do is on the upward scale. They are going to send audio messages to your car regarding a specific subject. They say it's going to be limited and optional but it could have the potential to go much further. It would be like you getting audio messages to your telephone with potential of spam being sent.
It's a person's choice if they want this feature. Like I said, it has to be a choice and not a requirement.
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
join:2002-01-22
Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to viperpa33s
considering i will never be able to afford a lexus im not to worried for myself yet. but the car is a captive enviroment which is why i can see Marketing being too tempted to go the final step and send normal spam even as simple as "you are at 1/4 tank of gas, put a tiger in your tank and turn left in three miles for an exxon". and dont think they wouldnt think of mixing spam with GPS because im sure they have.
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