@HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmygrad.mlEnglish • 11 months agoBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up172arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.com@HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml to Late Stage Capitalism@lemmygrad.mlEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-square@cayde6ml@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglish12•11 months agoThe schools would probably get sued out the ass.
minus-square@ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglish13•11 months agoModifying registry software is oftentimes against contract when these schools purchase the laptops wholesale from the manufacturer.
The schools would probably get sued out the ass.
Why sued?
Modifying registry software is oftentimes against contract when these schools purchase the laptops wholesale from the manufacturer.
I see