BMWs shows in-car ads for Spiderman

3•bigmattystyles•50m ago

It's an alert that comes in as a surprise from BMW - you don't have to click it, but when you do, you are met with a minute long video ad for Spiderman.

Submitting as I figured it would be interesting for discussion. Boiling frogs and all.

Comments

sloaken•19m ago

This occurs in YOUR car!?! WTF That is a great reason to never buy an BMW. Thanks for the warning.

4d4m•1m ago

Paying a premium for a not-premium experience haha. I love BMW for its' design world contributions, but this is more anti-consumer behavior from the company that popularized melting plastic parts in your engine.

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