Built-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-link UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ ( @UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org ) Technology • 2 years ago message-square233arrow-up1795
arrow-up1795external-linkBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.com UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ ( @UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org ) Technology • 2 years ago message-square233
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-square fogetaboutit ( @fogetaboutit@programming.dev ) linkfedilink4•2 years agoI haven’t (will never) had the experience of owning chromebook as a student, what does the MDM will do here? Cheating prevention?
minus-square bobs_monkey ( @bobs_monkey@lemm.ee ) linkfedilink9•2 years agoMobile Device Management, aka the administering of software to a fleet of devices.
minus-square ramjambamalam ( @ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca ) linkfedilink1•2 years agoSame thing it does for any instution that loans out hardware, e.g. employers: monitoring remote lockdown / wipe remote management of installed software etc.
I haven’t (will never) had the experience of owning chromebook as a student, what does the MDM will do here? Cheating prevention?
Mobile Device Management, aka the administering of software to a fleet of devices.
Same thing it does for any instution that loans out hardware, e.g. employers:
monitoring
remote lockdown / wipe
remote management of installed software
etc.