| mschultz - 3/5/2020 20:25 There is a massive legal battle going on right now by people who own the equipment and believe that ownership includes more than a mere license to use the software. They disagree with the position that when you buy something, you only lease the software. If you read the article linked by the OP, I believe the farmer makes the analogy to an injection pump. In the past, he owned the tractor and the injection pump.
Who's to say that in the future Deere won't write into the software a slow de-rate in engine performance? Say 2% per year, after 10 yrs your tractor that used to have 300 hp now only has 240 hp. Since you don't own the software and only have a use agreement that included the fine print allowing them to do so there is nothing you can do other than buy a new tractor.
Like Apple has been doing with I-phones.
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Farmers fight John Deere
