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Re:Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates by account42 on Friday September 15, 2023 @06:47AM (#37521076)
A lot of devices become obsolete by no longer receiving security and compatibilty updates long before the hardware is unusable.
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Re:Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates by Zambyte on Friday September 15, 2023 @08:20AM (#37521858)
Exactly. If a single company could not be granted an artificial monopoly over upgrading and repairing a system due to "intellectual property" laws, no company could decide when a device has become EOL. If anyone could maintain a system, anyone would maintain a system.
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Re:Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates by idle_zealot on Friday September 15, 2023 @08:40AM (#37522061)
I'm not sure Chromebooks are the best example of this issue. Last I checked you can install normal Linux on one.
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Re:Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates by RuggedPineapple on Friday September 15, 2023 @10:01AM (#37523096)
With some caveats. I've run used chromebooks as my only laptop for about 5 or 6 years now. You have to undo write protection (usually a screw on the motherboard) and flash an aftermarket firmware.
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Re:Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates by thefurdrake on Friday September 15, 2023 @10:37AM (#37523692)
Does normal linux provide firmware updates for chromebook-specific hardware?
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Re:Chromebooks will get 10 years of automatic updates by Zambyte on Friday September 15, 2023 @01:01PM (#37526076)
I never said they were the best example. Nor was that really the sentiment of the comment I originally replied to, or my reply to it.
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