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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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[-] FirstMajesticComet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago

Light bulbs aren't planned obsolescence though, he even said as much in the video, light bulbs more akin to dish-soap which eventually runs out then a device made to be obsolete faster. They are consumable items, which run out or burn out, they are not expensive appliances with long lives, hell he even pointed out that some utilities gave them away for free.