: Nothing says ‘circular economy’ like Microsoft stranding 400 million PCs on International E-waste Day

Should OS makers, like Microsoft, be legally required to provide 15 years of security updates?

  • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Nothing says ‘circular economy’ like Microsoft stranding 400 million PCs

    This might be a silly question but would this not be a good idea for a start up company that recycle computer parts?

    • Darren@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      2·
      16 days ago

      There are dozens of us out here patiently awaiting a bunch of reasonably powerful new Linux machines.

    • Jankatarch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      16 days ago

      Don’t manufacturers purposefuly destroy the computers and such just to ensure that doesn’t happen?