'Internet of Things' Tractors require expensive servicing by the brand whenever anything breaks, so farmers are bidding for older modelshttp://www.startribune.com/for-tech-weary-midwest-farmers-40-year-old-tractors-now-a-hot-commodity/566737082/ …
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Connecting everything to the internet means that companies can stop generic interchangeable parts from working with their products https://twitter.com/iamshanemorris/status/1220367934947758080?s=21 … https://twitter.com/IamShaneMorris/status/1220367934947758080 …
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Functionality is remotely ceased unless you buy directly from the manufacturer. Guaranteed to increase your lifetime costs and deter generic replacement parts as competition.
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Every IoT product you purchase implicitly enters you into a subscription model contract in which you agree to never switch out any of the manufacturer’s parts https://twitter.com/iamshanemorris/status/1220370426909597703?s=21 … https://twitter.com/IamShaneMorris/status/1220370426909597703 …
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Every internet-connected device you purchase is leased. You own it only when the device is Bricked. https://twitter.com/foolallthetime/status/1222909563063668738?s=21 … https://twitter.com/FoolAllTheTime/status/1222909563063668738 …
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Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains Online because of SaaS.
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This isn’t going to change without Right to Repair legislationhttps://www.vice.com/en/article/v7m8mx/john-deere-promised-farmers-it-would-make-tractors-easy-to-repair-it-lied …
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Finally some movement on Right to Repair protectionshttps://www.vice.com/en/article/epn5mk/biden-to-sign-executive-order-granting-farmers-right-to-repair-protections …
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Disadvantageous to report on that all too often
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