Whoa... Hope you're not implying it was me!
It just started after the Raptor reveal... I think he's still out there... Watching... Waiting...
This is a false equivalency. Your example assumes you can purchase access to the functionality you want. If you bought an FE or loaded BL, then you paid for everything, but are missing Sport mode and have no recourse other than FORScan.
And you knew this when you chose to purchase it. We ALL knew what trims came with what modes.
Bad analogy as I have the option of upgrading my package if I want all the channels. Going to a Wildtrak just for Sport mode isn't an upgrade over a Badlands.
It’s certainly a better analogy than…..since activating the capability requires software/firmware and no hardware then you’re entitled to it without paying for it. It’s Ford’s property and they have their reasons as to why they don’t include every GOAT mode an every trim (I suspect financial) and if they wanted BL and FE have Sport Mode or WT to have RC capability then they would have added it. Now, if they don’t protect it adequately and people are able to acquire whatever mode they want thru Forscan, well then, let your conscience be your guide I say. But it’s a little rich IMO to bitch about something no longer being available that you didn’t pay for and weren’t entitled to in the first place. We all have decisions to make and sometimes you just don’t get everything you want.
Agreed and I am not planning on adding Sport mode to my Badlands. Between the 7MT and the Sprint Booster I think I'll be just peachy.
It's also a little childish to lock people out of something that you previously were allowing them access to. There's little reason to lock people out of the modules (for a number of reasons) that they have been able to customize for their particular application.
Let’s just say I disagree completely and stand by my previous post, but care too much too little to launch a wordy rebuttal to your nonsensical and irrational response. You’re right about one thing……where there’s a will there’s a way and someone will find a way around it again……because entitlement is a powerful motivator.
You disagree completely that Ford leaving this open was a positive thing?!?
If it’s used to add capabilities and features that others have paid for then no. And if the owner of the proprietary code determines they don’t want to give it away for free, then I respect their decision. Finding a way around it after Ford has shut it down is stealing. So, as I said……let your conscience be your guide. And I guess if you bought an IPhone and can figure out a way to access all their content (music/Movies, etc.,) like some 2-bit freeloader, then have at it, but don’t have the nerve to whine about it when Apple discovers the unauthorized access and shuts it down.
When you purchase the Bronco do you not own all parts of that vehicle? If I want to turn it into a spaceship and fly to the moon then that is my property to modify. If software is apart of the vehicle purchased you as the owner should be able to modify it. If it voids the warrantee is a different question.
Actually, my example does not assume you can purchase access to any functionality you want. That's up to Ford to decide...and Ford decided that Badlands owners will not get Sport mode. I own a Badlands but I didn't pay for Sport mode. I should not be afforded and other recourse, I simply don't get Sport mode. If you use the free version of Spotify, are you entitled to 'break-in' and get the Premium version? I would suggest that Spotify would say NO. I guarantee that the source code for Premium is contained within the source code for the Free version.
