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Tractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8JCh0owT4w [youtube.com]
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 Slavic cracking software for their tractors, and MS, Apple, etc. want to stop them.
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