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-square170fedilinkarrow-up1348arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1348arrow-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-square170fedilinkfile-text
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-squaresirjash@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoI think the more probable reason is that EU regulators were unhappy with this for a long time and have now put 3 years of OS updates and 5 years of security updates into law. Low cost Android manufacturers don’t care what Apple does.
I think the more probable reason is that EU regulators were unhappy with this for a long time and have now put 3 years of OS updates and 5 years of security updates into law. Low cost Android manufacturers don’t care what Apple does.