It really feels like business is getting harder and harder!
Because many tech bigwigs are worried about the little money in our ordinary people's pockets. Douyin once released the wind to make paid videos, but as soon as the news came out, it was opposed by countless people, and it was directly strangled to the cradle. And now AutoNavi Map is eager to try, and even launched a paid service, which has made loyal users for many years half angry.
AutoNavi fired the first shot of navigation charges
Recently, some netizens reported that they bought a service of AutoNavi in a daze, spending 3.5 yuan, although the amount is not large, but I really don't know where the money was spent.
Then informed netizens announced the truth, it turned out that AutoNavi recently launched a limited skin and theme, and the road will produce a 3D effect after purchase, and the car logo in the map will also be set according to their favorite characters, such as Snoopy, My Emperor Cat, etc.
However, we found that the service we purchased was not as simple as we imagined, only 3 pieces 5. It turns out that the car logo is also divided into grades, Snoopy's car logo is 3.5 yuan, and my emperor cat car logo is 8.8 yuan, in short, Gaode is currently co-branding with these animations, so the toll car logo was launched. In addition, if individual users want to see their past driving tracks, mileage and places they have reached, they also need to buy services, and these are the changes we know so far.
Many people breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this, thinking that AutoNavi was charging for navigation, and would not give users navigation for free, who would have thought that it was the skin fee charged, which has little to do with us ordinary people. But don't take it lightly, because the idea of harvesting capital is the same, I think Tencent first launched a paid skin, and then launched a variety of paid projects, yellow diamonds, QQ show, space, etc., in short, is to try their best to get money out of the user's pocket.
AutoNavi has actually charged for a long time
In fact, AutoNavi Navigation has already launched a charging project, but it is not for our ordinary users. As early as 2021, when AutoNavi Map cooperated with the Mercedes-Benz brand, it launched a charging project, which is divided into three levels and two prices, namely 2498 yuan and 1998 yuan, with a term of three years. If the user buys this service, AutoNavi will be able to customize the road for the car owner.
In addition to this, the most convenient point is that the owner can control the navigation through voice control. Because this money is really not much for Mercedes-Benz owners, there are few people on the Internet to discuss, after all, rich people want to buy fast with money, so AutoNavi's payment has always been there, but it has nothing to do with us ordinary people.
Gaode wants to make a copy of Kailide
However, netizens also seem to have met the possibility of AutoNavi Map charging ordinary users in the future, saying that if AutoNavi Map charges, then in exchange for our ordinary users to uninstall without hesitation. Everyone says that there is more than one Gaode map in this world, if this one charges, we will go for free, such as Baidu maps, or the map that comes with the mobile phone, there is always something that can be used.
At the same time, everyone also thinks that the AutoNavi map began to ignore users after two good days, thinking that the rise of AutoNavi was due to the decline of Kailide. When the sedan was just emerging, and the mainland-related technology had not yet reached a certain level, Kailide as a car navigation software at that time can be described as infinitely beautiful, and the owners had no other choice because of the information blockage, so they had to buy and use.
However, with the birth of AutoNavi map, the first to launch free navigation, many car owners have given up Kailide and turned to AutoNavi map, in this disparity of the situation, Kailide is naturally difficult to support, and finally declared bankruptcy, and Gaode map has become the industry's leader, until today is the most user navigation software.
Therefore, if Gaode Map now launches a paid project, then it is undoubtedly following in the footsteps of Kailide, everyone only wants a free and concise navigation, not to mention that most of them are just ordinary car owners.
If AutoNavi Map charges us so unjustly, it will naturally lose a large number of users. Seeing the reaction of netizens today, I think AutoNavi will also consider it carefully.
The user is also reasonable
However, there are also some different voices, after learning that AutoNavi will launch a paid service, many netizens also expressed their understanding, saying that they have been prostituting for so many years, and it is acceptable to pay some money within their ability, after all, they can also enjoy the corresponding convenient services.
Therefore, users are actually reasonable, and the statement that capitalists cut leeks is a little ugly, which can be said to be a two-way choice between users and merchants.
But if AutoNavi's fee is too ugly, everyone will not accept it. All in all, everyone has their own judgment in their hearts, and the judgment of the economic value brought is also different, which depends on the thoughts of each of us. So readers in front of the screen, if AutoNavi launched a paid project, are you willing to buy it?