Dana Nessel
Role at the time: Michigan attorney general
Condemned
Statement summary
Nessel condemns Deere's restrictions as forcing farmers into dependence on the company and raising repair costs.
“Deere has deliberately designed a system that forces Michigan farmers to depend on the company”
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Nessel criticizes Deere's software restrictions and joins the FTC and other states in seeking an antitrust remedy.
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Nessel condemns Deere's restrictions as forcing farmers into dependence on the company and raising repair costs.