Built-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-link UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ ( @UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org ) Technology • 1 year 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 • 1 year ago message-square233
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-square NeccoNeko ( @NeccoNeko@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink7•1 year agoAnyone got a non-paywalled version of the article?
minus-square UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ ( @UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org ) OPlinkfedilink18•1 year agoSorry! I didn’t realize it was paywalled because I could see the whole thing. Hopefully this should work: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mercurynews.com%2F2023%2F07%2F24%2Fbuilt-in-software-death-dates-are-sending-thousands-of-schools-chromebooks-to-the-recycling-bin%2F
minus-square u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org) ( @user224@lemmy.sdf.org ) linkfedilink5•1 year agoHmmm, I too could see it fine. Could be region-based.
minus-square geezer ( @geezer@kbin.social ) linkfedilink4•1 year agoIf you are on ios device, using safari, tap the link and, you have to quick, tap the AA at the far left corner of the safari search (URL bar) while page is starting to load.
Anyone got a non-paywalled version of the article?
Sorry! I didn’t realize it was paywalled because I could see the whole thing. Hopefully this should work:
https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mercurynews.com%2F2023%2F07%2F24%2Fbuilt-in-software-death-dates-are-sending-thousands-of-schools-chromebooks-to-the-recycling-bin%2F
Hmmm, I too could see it fine. Could be region-based.
If you are on ios device, using safari, tap the link and, you have to quick, tap the AA at the far left corner of the safari search (URL bar) while page is starting to load.