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-square234arrow-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-square234
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-square michaelfone ( @michaelfone@waveform.social ) linkfedilink1•1 year agoIt should, yes. But that’s not going to stop them from trying. Enough noise from a “concerned parent” will make something happen more often than not.
It should, yes. But that’s not going to stop them from trying. Enough noise from a “concerned parent” will make something happen more often than not.
This is why we can’t have nice things