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Re:All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward by kllrnohj on Thursday May 09, 2019 @05:09PM (#19872446)
> There is no reason you shouldn't be able to use this hardware 10~15 years from now. People use old Apple IIs and C64s from decades ago.

And you still can, you just won't be getting updates. Just like Apple IIs and C64s from decades ago don't get any updates.

It's not like 6.5 years after release it just immediately refuses to power on anymore, it still works

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Re:All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward by userbinator on Thursday May 09, 2019 @09:44PM (#19874343)
It's not a matter of "updates", but the fact that stuff like secure boot means you don't actually own the hardware anymore.

You can "update" a C64 long after its manufacturer is gone, but these devices are literally designed to lock you out.

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Re:All Chromebooks will also be Linux laptops going forward by solarkraft on Thursday May 09, 2019 @05:46PM (#19872752)
It still works, but potentially insecurely so - which I'd consider a bit of a problem for daily use.
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