There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of “planned obsolescence”.

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    1 year ago

    And as soon as the IT guy at school installs Linux on these machines, he’s responsible for said privacy and security. And he’s a lot easier to sue than Google if something goes wrong.

    • 🐝🇭🇪🅻🅻🇪🇧🅴🆁🇹🐝@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      This is exactly why right here, cost aside.

      I would not hand out hundreds of Chromebooks to kids running some Linux distro I installed even if I could. It’s critical to have full manufacturer support in these types of environments.