150 lines
3.6 KiB
Markdown
150 lines
3.6 KiB
Markdown
## Open Hardware
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# Why?
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### Why?
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# Because
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* John Deere
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* Apple
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* Tesla
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* HP
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* ...
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### Why?
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## John Deere
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* Digital keys (“Service ADVISOR,” encrypted ECU files) sold only to franchised dealers.
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* Contract language banning owners from “accessing source code.”
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### Why?
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## John Deere / issues
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* Downtime: farmers can’t harvest until a dealer drives out.
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* Monopoly pricing: FTC says labor rates run 2–3 × higher than independent techs could charge.
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* Legal chill: Deere-farm-bureau MoU bars the farm lobby from pursuing right-to-repair bills.
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Note:
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* Farmer with lawn $600k ornament
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* Ukrainian hackers
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* [Source](https://www.agriculturedive.com/news/deere-right-to-repair-ftc-investigation/730432/)
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### Why?
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## Apple
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* Parts pairing”: replacement cameras, batteries, even screens must handshake with Apple’s servers or functions are degraded.
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* Activation Lock is now extended to individual parts.
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### Why?
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## Apple / issues
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* Independent shops sidelined: Face ID, Touch ID, True Tone and other features break if Apple refuses calibration.
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* Higher e-waste: perfectly-good donor parts are unusable.
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## Nice side/effect
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* Regulatory friction: Oregon’s 2025 law outright bans parts-pairing—forcing Apple to dial it back.
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### Why?
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## Tesla
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* Only Tesla will sell many critical parts; service manuals sit behind paywalls; software locks block salvaged modules.
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* Warranty language voids coverage after most third-party repairs.
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### Why?
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## Tesla & issues
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* Supracompetitive pricing: class action alleges owners pay far above market for simple repairs.
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* Service deserts: where no Tesla center exists, cars can sit immobile for weeks.
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* Data monopoly: Tesla harvests telematics but withholds diagnostic data from independents and costomers.
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Note:
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* Would like to dig deeper into Tesla's compliance with EU regulations
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### Why?
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## HP
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* “Dynamic Security” firmware silently disables printers if a cartridge lacks an HP-signed chip.
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### Why?
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## HP / issues
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* Instant bricking: firmware pushes have frozen printers mid-emergency jobs (one plaintiff was a disaster-response charity).
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* Consumable monopoly: users must pay HP’s 60-80 % markup on toner/ink.
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* Legal exposure: HP settled a March 2025 class action but pays no damages, and the lockout code remains on by default.
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Note:
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* Other printers brands, namey, OKI have similar behaviors
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### Why?
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# And many many more
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1. Repair monopoly → price & time penalties
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1. Regulatory & security opacity
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1. E-waste acceleration
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1. Chilling effect on competition and innovation
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1. Repair monopoly → price & time penalties
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When diagnostic software, cryptographic keys or parts supplies are closed, the manufacturer alone sets both the repair timetable and the price. Markets for independent service collapse.
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1. Regulatory & security opacity
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Closed devices often hide firmware vulnerabilities and safety issues from third-party auditors, while still claiming “security” as the reason for secrecy.
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1. E-waste acceleration
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Parts pairing and locked firmware make reuse and refurbishment uneconomical. Functional components head to recycling, and owners buy new hardware instead.
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1. Chilling effect on competition and innovation
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Start-ups that could build accessories, do performance mods, or offer analytics can’t legally access the interfaces. That concentrates revenue with the OEM and slows downstream innovation.
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### Why?
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It's not only about competitions between suppliers,<br>
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**it's mainly about equity in access to technology.**
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Note:
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If companies prioritize for maximum proffit lower income persons will never have similar access. |