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      03-28-2023, 03:01 AM   #1
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I see on the website it says “Very exciting things are coming in 2023 - stay tuned”

Has this been updated recently and do we think they will finally be releasing their S58 OBD unlock stuff?
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Maybe. I know Carbahn is supposedly releasing some a flash tune this week.
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who knows. so weird that they claimed to have developed it nearly 2 years ago now, and then just sat on it and did nothing while Femto took over the whole market.
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who knows. so weird that they claimed to have developed it nearly 2 years ago now, and then just sat on it and did nothing while Femto took over the whole market.
Didn't they only figured out how to do the OBD unlock on the pre mid 2020 x3/4M cars but they tried to unlock the G8X back then and failed?

I'm thinking either they figured it out just now and trying to build hype so to capitalize on the US market OR they planning something completely different

Would seriously be a game changer if they actually figured out a fool-proof OBD unlock. Femto would be out of business real quick...
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Didn't they only figured out how to do the OBD unlock on the pre mid 2020 x3/4M cars but they tried to unlock the G8X back then and failed?

I'm thinking either they figured it out just now and trying to build hype so to capitalize on the US market OR they planning something completely different

Would seriously be a game changer if they actually figured out a fool-proof OBD unlock. Femto would be out of business real quick...
See thread here https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1834548
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Interesting conditions that he laid out. I suspect if he actually did figure out the OBD unlock, maybe he has come to his senses that Femto is taking too much market share and that now's the time to pounce on this gold mine opportunity. All speculation of course till it's revealed
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Every few months we get an OBD unlock hype post. I suppose we're due?
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Here's hoping.

It seems like a very strange business decision to do all the R&D on something only to then not sell it for fear of plagorisim.

One option they could consider is pre-sales. Do it at a reasonable price, offer it for 2-3 months with people paying say half upfront and half upon unlock at a pre-determined release date. They'd get thousands of takers and a heap of revenue to cover all their R&D + a tonne of profit.
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