to give you an idea how bad the situation is, farmers routinely use russian hacking tools if they want to repair or modify their john deere tractors
gryphoneer
A company that makes a no-tech, repairable tractor is having trouble keeping up with demand from farmers sick of John Deere's repair monopoly and simply want a tractor that turns on and works:
www.404media.co/demand-is-bo...
"There is consumer pressure to back away from technology that is unnecessary to perform everyday tasks."
