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Re:Alabama farmer sues John Deere for ‘right to repair’ by gerdesj on Sunday January 23, 2022 @07:35PM (#30052221)
"I dont understand why people keep buying JD tractors."

Let's get closer to home: why do people buy Windows and Apples, despite a fair few free (really free) alternatives?

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Re:Alabama farmer sues John Deere for ‘right to repair’ by stickfigure on Sunday January 23, 2022 @07:40PM (#30052251)
Tractors are more plug-replaceable than operating systems. There are only so many ways to eg turn over soil.
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Re:Alabama farmer sues John Deere for ‘right to repair’ by rasz on Sunday January 23, 2022 @08:24PM (#30052566)
Not if you already bought into dongle ecosystem.
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