Mazda's $10 Subscription For Remote Start Sparks Backlash After Killing Open Source Option | Carscoops
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Right-to-repair advocates believe that car owners should have full ownership of the technology embedded in their vehicles
  • Step 1: Kill a free open-source app with a bogus DMCA takedown
  • Step 2: Sell the same feature as a $10/mo. subscription.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20749171

  • magikmw
    2·
    2 hours ago

    As someone who never had a car with remote start, why would I want that? Sounds like useless fluff in practice.

    • czech
      16·
      2 hours ago

      If you live somewhere with cold winters you’d remote start to get the heat going.

      • Vivendi@lemmy.zip
        11·
        52 minutes ago

        I remember Peugeot 405 had this shit as an aftermarket addon (Magikar)

        And now Mazda asks for 10 bucks a month for it lmfao