As a counter-argument, when I emailed the first log download to Zero, I got a response saying that the info had also been sent to the dealer from whom I bought the bike. They were subsequently of very little help, with the tech there saying that the dealership just installs accessories and adjusts belts and tire pressures. (This dealership is just a very short distance from the Zero factory, BTW!) I haven't heard anything from them since the tech said the bike should be brought in, nor have I heard back from Zero about the latest logs, aside from the automated email they generate. I was also steered to a much better dealer by a member here, and while that dealer's initial email response was helpful, he ended up saying that the bike needed to be looked at, and didn't respond at all when I sent the BMS log. So while Zero's argument may work in theory, in practice it really hurts those of us who don't live near a competent dealer. If they want to keep the software proprietary, then they need to be much more responsive themselves.