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-square301fedilinkarrow-up1790arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1790arrow-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-square301fedilinkfile-text
There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.
minus-squaredonio@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agox86 Macs are not the greatest example of longevity at this point.
minus-squareTemporaryBoyfriend@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoReally? I just handed down a 2017 MacBook Pro – still supported by Apple, meaning it runs the latest OS, and gets patches. Can you give me an example of any other device with longer software support from the original vendor, at no cost to the end user?
x86 Macs are not the greatest example of longevity at this point.
Really? I just handed down a 2017 MacBook Pro – still supported by Apple, meaning it runs the latest OS, and gets patches.
Can you give me an example of any other device with longer software support from the original vendor, at no cost to the end user?