John Deere right-to-repair win is really about software

The FTC and five US states have settled with John Deere, requiring the company to give farmers and independent repair shops the same diagnostic and repair software tools available to authorized dealers. The case highlights how software lock-in — not just physical parts — is the real barrier to repair in modern equipment. The settlement includes ten years of oversight and a $1m payment. The piece draws broader parallels to phones, medical devices, and other chip-embedded products, and contrasts the US case-by-case regulatory approach with Europe's legislative right-to-repair framework already in place.

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