Doubling the lifespan of older Chromebooks would save California’s schools $225 million, according to advocacy group CALPIRG.

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

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Phones shouldn’t be disposable either, I’m coming up on five years on mine.

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They shouldn’t be, but they’re designed to be, especially Androids with their abysmal software support period.

@BellaDonna@mujico.org
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I guess mine is unusual then. I still get very regular security updates, and battery life though noticeably shorter, well, it’s still okay.

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