Manufacturers getting lazy with adding features?

[Visionist]

I'm after an E89 and I can't help but notice the two blank switches inboard of the ones for the heated seats.

Clearly they're meant for ventilated seats, but none were ever available as an option. Shame as they'd be extremely useful in 40 degree sun, a lot more than heated seats anyway.

Why do manufacturers do this? It's like videogame developers removing features from a game before releasing it (happens all the time)...

[Visionist]

That's the thing: as far as I know, ventilated seats were never offered, anywhere.

Strange.

[Visionist]

Wow. Did anybody actually read what I typed?

This has nothing to do with standard equipment. Ventilated seats are never standard. But on the E89 they aren't optional, either. They're plain unavailable, yet their switches are on the dashboard.

What's the point.