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The feds are coming for John Deere over the right to repair

(gizmodo.com)
568 points rntn | 1 comments | 18 Oct 24 16:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.416s | source
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seanw444 ◴[18 Oct 24 18:32 UTC] No.41882156[source]▶
One of the very few things I can appreciate from this administration.
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1. dartos ◴[18 Oct 24 18:46 UTC] No.41882300[source]▶
> This is certainly abuse from the executive branch and I hope the courts stop it.

“Actually I think it’s good that companies don’t allow you to repair their products. And it’s an abuse of power for the government to stop them”

You realize that forcing companies to respect the right to repair actually makes the economy stronger?

Independent repair shops can exist in that environment. The market becomes more free in that sense…