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-square244fedilinkarrow-up1791arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: latestagecapitalism@lemmygrad.ml
arrow-up1791arrow-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-square244fedilinkfile-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@NeccoNeko@beehaw.orglinkfedilink7•11 months agoAnyone got a non-paywalled version of the article?
minus-squareUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️OPlinkfedilink18•11 months agoSorry! I didn’t realize it was paywalled because I could see the whole thing. Hopefully this should work: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mercurynews.com%2F2023%2F07%2F24%2Fbuilt-in-software-death-dates-are-sending-thousands-of-schools-chromebooks-to-the-recycling-bin%2F
minus-squareu/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)link5•11 months agoHmmm, I too could see it fine. Could be region-based.
minus-squaregeezerlinkfedilink4•11 months agoIf you are on ios device, using safari, tap the link and, you have to quick, tap the AA at the far left corner of the safari search (URL bar) while page is starting to load.
Anyone got a non-paywalled version of the article?
Sorry! I didn’t realize it was paywalled because I could see the whole thing. Hopefully this should work:
https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mercurynews.com%2F2023%2F07%2F24%2Fbuilt-in-software-death-dates-are-sending-thousands-of-schools-chromebooks-to-the-recycling-bin%2F
Hmmm, I too could see it fine. Could be region-based.
If you are on ios device, using safari, tap the link and, you have to quick, tap the AA at the far left corner of the safari search (URL bar) while page is starting to load.