John Deere to Pay $99M in Monumental Right-to-Repair Settlement
L: https://www.thedrive.com/news/john-deere-to-pay-99-million-in-monumental-right-to-repair-settlement
C: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47696035
posted on 2026.04.08 at 16:46:27 (c=1, p=4)
John Deere to Pay $99 Million in Monumental Right-to-Repair Settlement

The ag manufacturing giant will also make digital diagnostic, maintenance, and repair tools available to third parties for 10 years.

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@hkrn Should be 9 billion. These guys have gross profit of 20bn/year. 99m is half a percent of a year of profits.
@hkrn "While it has obvious implications for the ag industry, others like the automotive and even home appliance sectors are looking on." End enshittification!
@hkrn Now, Deere and Boing have to pay meaningful fines that incentivize fair dealing.
@hkrn if any business gets to a size where screwing people over is required for growth, just sell it or dissolve it for crying out loud. It's gotten too big for its britches at that point.

@hkrn

Chump change. Not worth reporting.