The Right to Repair with Aaron Perzanowski
Factually! with Adam Conover
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John Deere's Software Blocks the Repair Process
If it's difficult to repair that phone or let's say, you know, your iPhone starts to have problems. If there's a local repair shop where just a guy with a screwdriver can swap something in or out on your phone to fix it very easily, you're more likely to go pay that guy 50 bucks rather than go wait in the line at the Apple store and buy a brand new expensive phone. Let's talk about tractors because it's an example that's often used here. So what are tractor companies, John Deere and etc., doing to prevent those farmers from repairing? I mean, is it really that nefarious where they are specifically blocking the process of repair itself or
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