UngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ to [email protected] • 2 years agoBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comexternal-linkmessage-square299fedilinkarrow-up1788
arrow-up1788external-linkBuilt-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling binwww.mercurynews.comUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️ to [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square299fedilink
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•2 years agoAnyone got a non-paywalled version of the article?
minus-squareUngodlyAudrey🏳️⚧️OPlinkfedilink18•2 years 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)linkfedilink5•2 years agoHmmm, I too could see it fine. Could be region-based.
minus-squaregeezerlinkfedilink4•2 years 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.