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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.
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Sounds similar to what MS did to DR DOS
Their made Windows crash on purpose if it was on top of DR DOS instead of MS DOS. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AARD_code
Those were the good ol' days when you could really hate on Microsoft. Fond memories!