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Has this hurt John Deere's sales? It is not like they are the only game in town and the quality of their product has diminished over the last couple of decades compared to alternatives.

We don't need right to mod legislation we need all companies to know that if you do this we will not buy your products.

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They are mostly the only game in town. There are a handful of very large competitors (CLAAS, CASE + New Holland -- which are both Fiat) but the market is very heavily swayed in the direction of Deere.

Also, at least in the field of telematic connectivity (having your tractor 'online' to sync field operations, harvest data, etc...) Deere is leading the pack.

Being the market leader isn't the same as having a monopoly. It seems like you're faulting Deere for out-innovating it's competitors. For what it's worth, I would like to see John Deere become a more open company.

I agree completely.

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