UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agoBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square176fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agomessage-square176fedilinkfile-text
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-squarechicken@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoGood, maybe that will get them to stop using Chrome OS in schools, it has been a disaster for computer literacy in general.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoNot just schools. PCs have been on the decline against phones and tablets for ages now. If they don’t have them at home, they won’t learn shit about them.
Good, maybe that will get them to stop using Chrome OS in schools, it has been a disaster for computer literacy in general.
Not just schools. PCs have been on the decline against phones and tablets for ages now.
If they don’t have them at home, they won’t learn shit about them.