Tractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly

I thought this was quite interesting: Tractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly - ▶ this video

I appreciate the dialogue. We may have to agree to disagree on the final point. I'm not convinced that there is always a competitive market filled with alternatives that meet customer preferences. For example: I have to choose between iMessage and a headphone jack for my cell phone. There are other phones , but I don't have a totally ala carte menu - there are always trade offs. This likely won't change your opinion either, but it's a good piece that adds color to this conversation about right-to-repair: Motherboard published a video about John Deere's tractor/maintenance lock-in that looks at the issue from the perspective of 6-figure industrial equipment. [1] It's worth a look. [1] ▶ this video

Here's a relevant video in regards to farmers and their equipment that drove the impact of the ‘Right to Repair’ bill home for me. ▶ this video

what about software? I'm reminded of what farmers have to go through with John Deere tractors [ ▶ this video ]. Isn't that going to start happening with cars (I thought this was already happening). Are they going to reverse engineer that too?