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-square300fedilinkarrow-up1760arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up1760arrow-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-square300fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-square🐝🇭🇪🅻🅻🇪🇧🅴🆁🇹🐝@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 year agoI’m currently in the market for something like a Chromebook but I’m not buying one because of stuff like this.
minus-squareconstantokra@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoLenovo yoga 11e, with linux. They’re like 250 bucks and a great value. Tablet mode too. I prefer mine to my better laptops, honestly, because I don’t have to worry about it at all.
minus-squareyessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoIf you want a fancy Chromebook, there’s the Framework Chromebook (or you could just get the regular Framework laptops)
minus-squareknokelmaat@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoI am very happy using a surface go with Linux (used arch with GNOME for a while, now trying out KDE Neon for a change).
I’m currently in the market for something like a Chromebook but I’m not buying one because of stuff like this.
Lenovo yoga 11e, with linux. They’re like 250 bucks and a great value. Tablet mode too. I prefer mine to my better laptops, honestly, because I don’t have to worry about it at all.
If you want a fancy Chromebook, there’s the Framework Chromebook (or you could just get the regular Framework laptops)
I am very happy using a surface go with Linux (used arch with GNOME for a while, now trying out KDE Neon for a change).