Comment on The feds are coming for John Deere over the right to repair: The farm equipment giant has fought against letting farmers repair their own equipment for years

mox@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• jaschen@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  This is not Klans starting point. She has gone after Amazon and Google. John Deere is not the first or the last.

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  • Texas_Hangover@lemy.lol ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Might want to fix that typo there.

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    • jaschen@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Lol khan

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  • mox@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Khan is indeed doing good stuff, but I was referring specifically to corporations interfering with our ownership and repair of the things we buy.

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• UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Regular vehicles are getting rediculous too.

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  • Joelk111@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I just got my first computer controlled vehicle, a 2007 Volvo XC70. It’s fucking insane. The same code scanner equipment and software that the dealership has access to needs to be included with the car at purchase. It’s the only solution I can think of to keep auto manufacturers from charging way to much for it like they do all of their parts/tools. You also should get all of the files that are relevant to the car with the car, in case you need to reprogram a module from another car.

    Instead, community members are left to reverse engineer and scrounge around to get tools working on their own. It’s genuinely insane how impossible it is to diagnose issues with modern vehicles as a home mechanic.

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