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Re:Alabama farmer sues John Deere for ‘right to repair’ by i_am_proteus on Sunday January 23, 2022 @07:27PM (#30052174)
Dealer proximity and local parts availability play a pretty big role.
Re:Alabama farmer sues John Deere for ‘right to repair’ by fnordfnordfnord on Sunday January 23, 2022 @09:01PM (#30052800)
Both of those things are worth zero when Deere can't supply enough technicians in the planting and harvest seasons to keep those tractors running.
Re:Alabama farmer sues John Deere for ‘right to repair’ by cplusplusfellow on Sunday January 23, 2022 @09:05PM (#30052827)
Also an established line of credit basically with the farm makes buying them easier than competitive offerings by other manufacturers. There’s still enormous cultural inertia with Deere.