| Sure seems to me Deere could implement an incremental state storage of some kind to get around the "flash it before fix it under warranty / annual maintenance" problem. It also seems to me Deere could simply quote the repair too. Hell, bundle it in with financing so the user learns their lesson without breaking the bank. So, farmer bob mods his machine, breaks it. I know Deere does a ton of actual hard testing. They know what, "damn, where did that log or boulder come from" looks like. They also know what, "it is running hot / over spec" looks like too. Deere sees a freshly flashed machine, and it goes as follows: Why did you flash it? Why did you not call us first so we understand what happened? That conversation ends up either a warranty / maintenance conversation, or not. Then, the work to put the machine back to spec gets quoted. Farmer Bob pays up, perhaps with a loan, and everyone moves on. |