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-square297fedilinkarrow-up1793arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
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-square297fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-squareundnocheiner@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThat doesn’t really add up. If they would sell them at a loss, they would want you to use them as long as possible.
That doesn’t really add up. If they would sell them at a loss, they would want you to use them as long as possible.