this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2023
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I didn’t really get it until I read the article (shut up 😃), but it seems pretty clear that Mazda’s primary concern here appears to be access to this API through Home Assistant cutting off future (maybe current) owners’ requirement to subscribe to their app for features.
man, remember when you could buy a car and it wasnt connected to the internet?
Remember when you could buy a car and it was yours?
Remember when you could download a car?
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