soyagi@yiffit.net to Technology@beehaw.org · 1 year ago“Absurd”: Google, Amazon rebuked over unsupported Chromebooks still for salearstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareMoonrise2473@feddit.itlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoConsidering that it’s basic x86 Linux+Chrome it could be supported indefinitely without any issues. Especially just chrome, once unsupported it won’t even receive updates to the browser and that’s unacceptable
minus-squareBaut [she/her] auf.@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoFirmware updates though.
minus-squareupstream@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoHow often do you see a worthwhile firmware update to something older than two years? Besides, running Linux isn’t a blocker for firmware updates if the vendor supports it.
minus-squareSkull giver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year ago[This comment has been deleted by an automated system]
Considering that it’s basic x86 Linux+Chrome it could be supported indefinitely without any issues. Especially just chrome, once unsupported it won’t even receive updates to the browser and that’s unacceptable
Firmware updates though.
How often do you see a worthwhile firmware update to something older than two years?
Besides, running Linux isn’t a blocker for firmware updates if the vendor supports it.
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