This is not small. This sets a HUGE precedent for the "subscription model" in numerous other industries. While it isn't a court filing...just an agreement...it still sets the baseline for the ability for consumers to own the products they purchase.
John Deere went a bridge too far, and it burned them.
About 20 years ago, there was a conversation I was privy to about how the Top Brass at BMW and Mercedes wanted to put Locks on their Hoods so nobody but their onw Techs were able to open them and work on them....
The Idea was to have a Captured Clientele, a Captured audience if you will, and from that, a 100% reliable Captured Residual Income....
Which is exactly what they depend upon, Residual Income from parts intentionally designed to break within a certain amount of time, and if you cannot Duplicate it, or find an aftermarket copy, you're forced to buy it from the dealer, and that's at a hefty price....
Yep, it's why I have an Android and use PCs over Macs. Neither are perfect options of course, but are FAR better and more open ecosystems than the Apple's "walled garden". Cheaper too.
This is not small. This sets a HUGE precedent for the "subscription model" in numerous other industries. While it isn't a court filing...just an agreement...it still sets the baseline for the ability for consumers to own the products they purchase.
John Deere went a bridge too far, and it burned them.
Pfizer and Vaxxxines have entered the Chat.....
Just behind Mercedes and BMW....
About 20 years ago, there was a conversation I was privy to about how the Top Brass at BMW and Mercedes wanted to put Locks on their Hoods so nobody but their onw Techs were able to open them and work on them....
The Idea was to have a Captured Clientele, a Captured audience if you will, and from that, a 100% reliable Captured Residual Income....
Which is exactly what they depend upon, Residual Income from parts intentionally designed to break within a certain amount of time, and if you cannot Duplicate it, or find an aftermarket copy, you're forced to buy it from the dealer, and that's at a hefty price....
Like what Apple does, and probably Tesla too.
Yep, it's why I have an Android and use PCs over Macs. Neither are perfect options of course, but are FAR better and more open ecosystems than the Apple's "walled garden". Cheaper too.
To go a step further, you need an open bios and OS too. Libre boot and coreboot with Linux or bsd.