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 argv_minus_one ( @argv_minus_one@beehaw.org ) linkfedilink1•edit-22 years agoThin clients require thick servers, and if there’s one thing worse than a kid rm -rf /ing one laptop, it’s rm -rf /ing the entire school all at once. Moreover, if the school can’t afford decent laptops, how is it going to afford beefy servers?
Thin clients require thick servers, and if there’s one thing worse than a kid
rm -rf /ing one laptop, it’srm -rf /ing the entire school all at once.Moreover, if the school can’t afford decent laptops, how is it going to afford beefy servers?