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[–] artyom@piefed.social 40 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

No one understands it because it makes no sense. Because he's lying. They remove it so you have to pay for their proprietary services, just like GM.

This is highly appealing to automakers, of course, because it gives them more control over the customer experience, which every automaker with a marketing budget (that’s all of them) is finding more and more opportunities to exploit, whether via subscriptions, integrated e-commerce, or straight-up ads