Why It's So Hard to Break John Deere's Control over Farming

toomuchtodo 18 points 3 comments July 10, 2026
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toomuchtodo

Original title "You'll Own Nothing and Be Happy: Why It's So Hard to Break John Deere's Control Over Farming" compressed to fit within title limits.

FrankWilhoit

There is no such thing as intellectual property.

altairprime

This is partly why I’m investing so much time and effort learning to reverse engineer ECUs: it may, someday, become a matter of necessity rather than hobby, if John Deere collapses or gets private equity’d or whatever. At worst my hobby is just a fun hobby, at best I save a farm.

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