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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 03 2018, @11:54AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 03 2018, @11:54AM (#632489)

    Leasing, many people do that these days.

  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by fishybell on Saturday February 03 2018, @03:05PM

    by fishybell (3156) on Saturday February 03 2018, @03:05PM (#632541)

    It's not just leasing. There are several layers involved.

    • John Deere leases to farmer A.
    • Farmer A rents to farmer B.
    • Farmer B manages and maintains a single block of farms owned by farmers C-Z
    • Farmers C-Z are the ones who own the land