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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by wvenable on Monday January 06, 2020 @02:51PM (#21972518)
Why was this downvoted? I just made the same comment before noticing this one already done. Competition is what solves these kind of things.
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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by skywhopper on Monday January 06, 2020 @03:01PM (#21972638)
Sure, but how do you propose to introduce competition into this market?
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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by bjt on Monday January 06, 2020 @10:38PM (#21976601)
There are nearly three dozen tractor manufacturers in listed on this page: https://www.ranker.com/list/best-tractor-brands/werner-brand....

Deere doesn't have a monopoly. But they do have an incredibly strong brand.

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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by mratsim on Monday January 06, 2020 @03:25PM (#21972904)
I guess, convincing Elon Musk that we need tractors on Mars could stimulate some competition.
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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by rootusrootus on Monday January 06, 2020 @03:14PM (#21972760)
Declare John Deere a monopoly and break them up?
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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by wvenable on Monday January 06, 2020 @03:46PM (#21973109)
Well the market has already been identified.
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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by Yizahi on Monday January 06, 2020 @03:13PM (#21972745)
It will trickle down of course. /s
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