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 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.
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.