UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ to Technology@beehaw.org • 11 months agoBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square295fedilinkarrow-up1785arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1785arrow-down1external-linkBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ to Technology@beehaw.org • 11 months agomessage-square295fedilinkfile-text
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-square@CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink4•11 months agoGood to know. Is it still a PITA to make the firmware let you change the OS?
minus-squareartlinkfedilink2•11 months agoMost modern ones it’s just commands you have to run. You can usually find an easy walk-though on the MrChromebox website. I haven’t seen one that required a jumper or anything in a LONG time.
Good to know. Is it still a PITA to make the firmware let you change the OS?
Most modern ones it’s just commands you have to run. You can usually find an easy walk-though on the MrChromebox website. I haven’t seen one that required a jumper or anything in a LONG time.