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Re:Electric Monarch tractor can plow a field without a drive... by somethoughts on Friday December 11, 2020 @11:27PM (#25395547)
It does seem though that the subscription economy and DRM was invented by Tech Companies and then copied by companies in other sectors. It seems highly likely the Electric Monarch will not be have right to repair support and will probably be acquired by one of the existing companies if the tech works, no?
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Re:Electric Monarch tractor can plow a field without a drive... by SturgeonsLaw on Saturday December 12, 2020 @03:11AM (#25396647)
The embedded promo video specifically mentioned they support the right to repair which was nice to see, and they include the service manual with the tractor for self repair purposes.

Of course, having that at launch is one thing, but future decisions could always be made by the bean counters leading to a locked down platform.

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