> I don't get why some people on this thread are so upset. Agriculture is a critical component of a functional society. It's not a good idea to allow a few cor

> I don't get why some people on this thread are so upset. Agriculture is a critical component of a functional society. It's not a good idea to allow a few corporations to monopolize our entire food supply, and small farmers are constantly struggling to keep their heads above water. When suppliers like JD pull this BS with tech, it's a canary in the coal mine moment signaling that whoever controls JD could one day indirectly control US agriculture, which is a significant national security concern. This particular tractor seems to be completely linked to JD's cloud system, there's no way to run it locally or independently from JD. If this becomes the norm 10 years from now and every tractor relies on JD's permission to operate, what happens when JD gets hit by ransomware or attacked by hostile nation states? Every tractor in the country suddenly refuses to work and we no longer have enough food to feed everyone. This would be a manmade disaster with unimaginable consequences (although one easy to imagine one is nuclear holocaust).