Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬 on Nostr: The Walls Are Closing in on #JohnDeere’s #Tractor Repair #Monopoly Inside the ...
The Walls Are Closing in on #JohnDeere’s #Tractor Repair #Monopoly
Inside the #classaction lawsuit bringing federal scrutiny to John Deere which has been doing something very American: Concentrating power, stripping away ownership rights of people who buy products, and adding artificial, software-based repair restrictions that have effectively created a regime in which farmers can no longer fix their own tractors, combines, harvesters, and other agricultural equipment.
https://www.404media.co/the-walls-are-closing-in-on-john-deeres-tractor-repair-monopoly/
Inside the #classaction lawsuit bringing federal scrutiny to John Deere which has been doing something very American: Concentrating power, stripping away ownership rights of people who buy products, and adding artificial, software-based repair restrictions that have effectively created a regime in which farmers can no longer fix their own tractors, combines, harvesters, and other agricultural equipment.
https://www.404media.co/the-walls-are-closing-in-on-john-deeres-tractor-repair-monopoly/