UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agoBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square301fedilinkarrow-up1793arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up1793arrow-down1external-linkBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year agomessage-square301fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-squaresylverstream@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI agree it’s not nice, some phones are abandoned within a year or two. I believe the CB will just stop receiving updates, it will still work. Over time there may come issues due to missing updates.
I agree it’s not nice, some phones are abandoned within a year or two.
I believe the CB will just stop receiving updates, it will still work. Over time there may come issues due to missing updates.