Millions of dying Chromebooks are causing headaches for students and teachers. Consumer Investigator Caresse Jackman talked to U.S. PIRG about planned obsolesce and what is means for users across the country.
Doubling the lifespan of Chromebooks could result in $1.8 billion dollars in savings for taxpayers, report findsa report detailing the rapid lifecycle of the popular laptop, leaving millions unusable and causing budget crunches in school systems nationwide as well as e-waste pile-ups.
According to the report, school districts that invested heavily in providing a laptop for every child during the pandemic are now seeing these devices reach the end of their lifespan. “What’s really outrageous is that the laptops still work!” Gutterman explained. “Right, they are otherwise completely functional after this date passes, they can’t be used anymore by schools because they aren’t getting these security updates.”The company is also providing a quicker repair process, allowing authorized repair centers and school technicians to repair Chromebooks with a physical USB key.
Gutterman praised the changes but noted there are still improvements to be made. He urged other industry players, like Apple and Microsoft, to follow Google’s lead.
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