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 🐝🇭🇪🅻🅻🇪🇧🅴🆁🇹🐝 ( @Hellebert@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-22 years agoThis is exactly why right here, cost aside. I would not hand out hundreds of Chromebooks to kids running some Linux distro I installed even if I could. It’s critical to have full manufacturer support in these types of environments.
This is exactly why right here, cost aside.
I would not hand out hundreds of Chromebooks to kids running some Linux distro I installed even if I could. It’s critical to have full manufacturer support in these types of environments.