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-square303fedilinkarrow-up1793arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up1792arrow-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-square303fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-squareBlackmistlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year 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.
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.