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It was always crazy to me that farm equipment was locked down. I almost understand yuppie buying an E-Class not working on their own car, but a farmer not able
by al_borland 4mo ago
It was always crazy to me that farm equipment was locked down. I almost understand yuppie buying an E-Class not working on their own car, but a farmer not able to work on his own tractor just felt so wrong. It made me wonder how John Deere was still so popular and seemingly beloved.
- silisili 4mo agoBrand name/heritage, and not much competition. I think there are only two US based companies left in business.
- hobo123 4mo agoMy guess is there a few German or Japanese competitors in the market as well. And buying American is all well and good until you can get a better machine for less somewhere else.
- jimnotgym 4mo agoOne day there will be a Chinese competitor to wipe them all out
- hobo123 4mo agoTrue. One more reason for Western companies to get their s..t together and stop enshittification.
- silisili 4mo agoAbsolutely - Kubota is extremely popular as well. But there will always be that faction who doesn't consider it because of who owns it.
- maxhille 4mo agoIt was always crazy to me that computers were locked down. I almost understand Karen buying an iPhone not coding her own apps, but a dev not able to deploy on their own device just felt so wrong. It made me wonder how Apple was still so popular and seemingly beloved.
- ActorNightly 4mo agoI wouldn't feel too bad about farmers. These assholes expect socialism in the form of farm subsidies, but then overwhelmingly vote in favor of harming others.