I think we’re at the point where leasing EVs still makes the most sense. You don’t have to worry about massive price drops or battery degradation, plus it keeps you abreast of the rapid changes in technology. It was only recently that the industry coalesced around a standard charging port in North America, for example.

> And surprise surprise, the blog post in question appears to be very thinly disguised marketing for one of those third parties.

To be fair, there is no official Google announcement to link to. They seem to have announced this very quietly and it is easy for someone to go to the Widevine docs and build something around the server without realizing it’s going away.