Most people don't care for a simple reason: As long as these things are not in their way, they certainly don't care. That changes as soon as such stuff presents

Most people don't care for a simple reason: As long as these things are not in their way, they certainly don't care. That changes as soon as such stuff presents obstacles, which can start simply by such tech causing issues for the legal owners of such products. This is why this whole issue causes more trouble with John Deere: It is in the way of what people do. A dictatorship can work out nicely as long as it doesn't stand in the way of the people.