The John Deere repair win isn’t about tractors. It’s about software lock-in
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The FTC’s John Deere settlement cracks open software-enforced lock-in, not just tractor hoods. Any OEM or SaaS vendor using software controls to gate repair, parts, or integrations should assume right-to-repair and interoperability pressure is coming for their model next.
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