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>> they do it to avoid legal liability and fraudulent warrantee claims.

That is simply false... Both can be done with out locking out owner

They do this to Appease their Dealer Network, and to make sure their Dealers make money....

This has very very little to do with Legal Liability. Sorry you bought the corporate PR bullshit

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Wasn't from the PR department, but engineering management.

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