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John Deere

John Deere · 1868

John Deere is not a tech company. It is a manufacturer whose first product solved a tactile, geographic problem — soil adhesion — with a repeatable material fix. Its growth followed physical logic: water power, then scale, then diversification. Financial services are noted but undated. Nothing in the sources supports claims about digital transformation, autonomy, or data-driven farming.