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

  • JustARegularNerd@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    Easier to manage for IT would certainly be my bet, and appealing cheap contracts. Even those Acer Aspires so many schools used were double the price of these Chromebooks, so suddenly youre talking about nearly halving a ~$100k cost. Schools want things locked down and enslaved, they couldn’t care less that they are Linux under the hood. They don’t think like you and I.