UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agoBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1379arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1379arrow-down1external-linkBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 2 years agomessage-square73fedilinkfile-text
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-squareart@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoAll of these machines make for decent Linux laptops. I picked up an EOL Chromebook for $35 last year and installed Debian on it. Decent little machine. Not terribly fast but very useable.
minus-squareconfusedbytheBasics@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoThese are Linux laptops. But yes, they’ll work better if you put your preferred distro on them.
All of these machines make for decent Linux laptops. I picked up an EOL Chromebook for $35 last year and installed Debian on it. Decent little machine. Not terribly fast but very useable.
These are Linux laptops. But yes, they’ll work better if you put your preferred distro on them.