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It truly sucks that they require a pound of flesh here, you can't have this nice thing without selling your soul. There is nothing that prevents them from respecting the user and allowing repair.



Greed? It's a pretty textbook case for regulation.


Greed is fine but ideally we would also have competition where one can vote with their wallet for a less connected old-school car.


Ideally I agree. The issue seems to be that barriers to entry are too high. There is so much regulatory capture in the automotive industry, everything is arrayed in favor of incumbents.




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