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iFixit Tears Down McDonald's McFlurry Machine, Petitions Government for Right to Hack Them
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How? A different company sells and services the machines, and it is not a subsidiary of the McDonalds Corporation.
There's literally no other explanation, McDonald's can only do whatever brings them profit, and they did the math I'm sure, this HAS to be profitable.
No. I already gave another more probable explanation that happens all the time in business.