Even if they couldn’t be used for whatever reason the schools could sell them or give them to students.
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holo_nexus@kbin.social 11 months ago
The amount of Chromebooks that go to waste in K-12 schools is insane. So it is nice to see Google taking action on this, especially since its largest market are schools.
Salamendacious@lemmy.world 11 months ago
holo_nexus@kbin.social 11 months ago
That’s a potential solution but the problem is that IT departments in schools are replacing them when they reach EOL in regards to security patches (since testing software isn’t supported). While there may be people interested, I can’t see many wanting to buy chromebooks that won’t be getting security patches and are sluggish.
Salamendacious@lemmy.world 11 months ago
The batteries are usually trash on these too because they’re constantly cycling the battery. Sometimes multiple times a day. Anything that potentially keeps them out of a landfill is a win in my book.
holo_nexus@kbin.social 11 months ago
Agreed. This and Googles announcement last month of supporting new chromebooks for 10 years is a step in the right direction.
pastermil@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
You’re saying it like they didn’t create this problem in the first place.
Also, you know what would’ve been a better solution? If you can install whatever you want to install (e.g. Linux or Windows) like you can with regular laptops.
holo_nexus@kbin.social 11 months ago
Oh in no way am I saying that Google is a good guy here. I’m sure that if it were up to them, they would keep the current status quo.
They are only doing this due to the pressure they’re getting for their poor track record of supporting their devices. But it is still a step in the direction nonetheless.