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
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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 ) linkfedilink3•2 years agoThe article’s claiming the problem is planned-obsolete software, not inadequate hardware.
minus-square P03 Locke ( @p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoThat’s their claim, but what’s in the old hardware?
The article’s claiming the problem is planned-obsolete software, not inadequate hardware.
That’s their claim, but what’s in the old hardware?