Quote from the John Deere representative:
Here’s what happens. Deere sees another company doing this (offering a better/cheaper GPS than theirs) in a year from now they say screw it, we’ll rewrite the software so everyone’s gotta update their globe (control for tractors) for it to keep working.
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Sounds similar to what MS did to DR DOS
Their made Windows crash on purpose if it was on top of DR DOS instead of MS DOS. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AARD_code
Those were the good ol’ days when you could really hate on Microsoft. Fond memories!
It’s just a salesman. Get the CEO to say it.
I’m sure they do behind closed doors, but they’re much more careful about recording devices.
Duh
