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JayhawkSD

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10. You can stick a new chip in.

Reply to friendly_iconoclast (Reply #9)

Sun Apr 14, 2019, 08:29 PM

Apr 2019

Can you modify the software that is in there?

And can you modify or replace the software in an iPhone?

Can you get the source code for Microsoft Windows 10 and modify it?

Can you paint a John Deere tractor purple if you want to?

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We Cannot Let John Deere Destroy the Very Idea of Ownership [View all] EarthFirst Apr 2019 OP

Phone companies argued that opening up the network would wreak havoc and chaos on the ... SWBTATTReg Apr 2019 #1

The long slow process of corporate ownership of everything defacto7 Apr 2019 #2

So if some vehicular malfunction originates in the computer run system, Deere and Ford Karadeniz Apr 2019 #3

Interesting story. Wellstone ruled Apr 2019 #4

I would love to see more of our Democratic murielm99 Apr 2019 #5

Western and South Eastern Wellstone ruled Apr 2019 #6

My family is from Southern Minnesota. murielm99 Apr 2019 #8

Sad to say, Wellstone ruled Apr 2019 #11

Funny that no one complains about Apple and iPhone software. JayhawkSD Apr 2019 #7

"I'll bet you'll find the same thing applies." And you would be wrong: friendly_iconoclast Apr 2019 #9

You can stick a new chip in. JayhawkSD Apr 2019 #10