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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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
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.