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posted by janrinok on Saturday February 03 2018, @05:40AM   Printer-friendly
from the you-don't-own-anything-anymore dept.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8JCh0owT4w

When it comes to repair, farmers have always been self reliant. But the modernization of tractors and other farm equipment over the past few decades has left most farmers in the dust thanks to diagnostic software that large manufacturers hold a monopoly over.

Farmers using Eastern European cracking software for their tractors, and MS, Apple, etc. want to stop them.

Related: Right to Repair


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by maxwell demon on Saturday February 03 2018, @09:33AM (1 child)

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Saturday February 03 2018, @09:33AM (#632436) Journal

    Just wait for the final step: Living as a Service (LaaS). Your body's functions get DRMed, and you'll have to pay a monthly fee in order to be allowed to use the life processes. If you fail to pay, your body gets shut down.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by BsAtHome on Saturday February 03 2018, @12:06PM

    by BsAtHome (889) on Saturday February 03 2018, @12:06PM (#632493)

    See film: In Time