UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ ( UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org ) to Technology · 3 years agoBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square229linkfedilinkarrow-up1794file-text
arrow-up1794external-linkBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ ( UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org ) to Technology · 3 years agomessage-square229linkfedilinkfile-text
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-squareUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ ( UngodlyAudrey@beehaw.org ) OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·3 years 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-squarePotato Lover 💾 No brain found ( user224@lemmy.sdf.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years agoHmmm, I too could see it fine. Could be region-based.
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.