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Stallman Was Right

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Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription (www.autoexpress.co.uk)
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[โ€“] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm sure this will soon be the norm unless regulations ban artificial hardware restrictions. And once all brands do this, we'll have no choice when buying a new car.

[โ€“] ScintillatingStruthio@programming.dev 6 points 2 weeks ago

Among the many reasons to keep one's old car running as long as possible I suppose.