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Built-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling bin (www.mercurynews.com)
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There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of "planned obsolescence".

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[–] 12 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Almost certainly not allowed, schools are responsible for privacy and security on these devices.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Any standard desktop linux is more private and secure than google spyware

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years 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.

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