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Mazda's $10 subscription for remote start sparks backlash after killing open source workaround via DMCA takedown (www.carscoops.com)

submitted 9 months ago by Bezier@suppo.fi to c/internetofshit@suppo.fi

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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

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[-] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 9 months ago

Sometimes i think to start a blacklist of car brands, for whenever i end up buying my next car, but i fear it would simply amount to "all of them" in the end.

[-] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

But that's the thing we need to work to determine which brands don't do this and give them business not just resign that they all do it

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