Can we trust John Deere's Right to Repair promise?

Our take on the new agreement. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  John Deere promised farmers the Right to Repair Last weekend, Deere made their biggest concession yet: promising farmers the documentation and software needed to fix their tractors. Again. [Our Take On The Agreement](    Follow-up: What you need to know about the NY bill On December 28, 2023, New York will enact the country’s first Fair Repair Act. Here’s what that means for the people who make, buy, and fix tech. [Here's The Rundown](    Repair reads    IFIXIT [CES Worst in Show 2023: Portability, privacy, and pee-waste, oh my]( Last week, we teamed up with some of our advocacy friends to call out the most troubling trends at CES, including but not limited to a toilet seat that could get you arrested.  NY TIMES [Why does big tech make it so hard to fix your devices?]( Our CEO was recently a guest on NY Times' First Person podcast to discuss the recent Right to Repair wins and how they'll affect American consumers.  LA TIMES [California is leading the nation on cutting plastic trash. But it still needs to do more.]( The LA Times endorses Right to Repair: "The increase in waste generation is in categories of goods that are not part of traditional recycling systems, such as textiles, electronics and housewares... In 2023 and beyond, California’s policymakers, anti-waste advocates and environmentalists must turn their attention to this next trash scourge."     Get a free t-shirt with your $100 purchase With code FIXITSHIRT [Shop The Promo](  [Twitter](  [Instagram](  [Facebook](  [Youtube](  [Tiktok]( Sent by [iFixit]( · [Customer Support]( · [Privacy Policy]( · [Web Copy]( You received this because you opted in to our email communications. If you have an iFixit account, you can [edit your preferences](. Update your [store and language](. Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( iFixit, 1330 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401, United States