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VanMoof did this. Then their Dutch branch went tits up. Now they have sold shit bikes that won't unlock without their cloud services.
They say they're being bought out and the bikes still work for now, but who knows what'll happen when the new owners think these servers are costing them too much money.
Luckily there's an app out there for VanMoof customers to download their unlock keys and store them safely (in an app on their phone or in plaintext form). Made by a competitor of VanMoof, funnily enough...