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>How long should we expect vendors to support a device that may have retailed for $125-250? For how long they can but at least not to kill it like blocking the

>How long should we expect vendors to support a device that may have retailed for $125-250? For how long they can but at least not to kill it like blocking the internet on a device that’s only usable with one.. let the community take it from there, I’m sure some bright people will find a way to have a usable minimal linux distribution for such devices, and I’m sure a lot of less fortunate countries would be happy to buy it.

sokoloff 3y ago
Google isn't blocking the internet on out-of-auto-update Chromebooks. They just stop getting updates. That means that as the software drifts farther and farther out of date, which in turn means that some things will stop working, but it's not a kill switch. There already are native boot Linux distros for most Intel Chromebooks. https://www.wikihow.com/What-to-Do-with-Your-Chromebook-After-End-of-Life https://www.wikihow.com/What-to-Do-with-Your-Chromebook-Afte... The schools may decide that the costs or risks are not worth it to run unsupported hardware/software in their environment, but Google isn't turning them into doorstop as some people on this thread seem to be implying (or believing themselves).
- tamimio 3y ago
  >They just stop getting updates. And stopping the updates will block them from the internet, at least that’s per the article: >Chromebook will no longer receive the software updates it needs, blocking basic websites and applications from use. >That means that as the software drifts farther and farther out of date, which in turn means that some things will stop working, but it's not a kill switch. So basically just like an android device, after 2 years you’re on your own? Better than a killswitch obviously but it also means that it’s just a software pre-determined obsolescence and had nothing to do with google claims that’s it’s “hardware vendors issue”, because just like android hardware, a lot received non-official support from different developers for years after untill the hardware became a little slow to keep up with the bloated system.
  - gruez 3y ago
    >And stopping the updates will block them from the internet, at least that’s per the article: My guess is that eventually the browser will be outdated and sites will eventually break, but in my experience you have years until you start running into sites that use the latest and greatest features with no polyfill.

sokoloff 3y ago

Google isn't blocking the internet on out-of-auto-update Chromebooks. They just stop getting updates. That means that as the software drifts farther and farther out of date, which in turn means that some things will stop working, but it's not a kill switch. There already are native boot Linux distros for most Intel Chromebooks. https://www.wikihow.com/What-to-Do-with-Your-Chromebook-After-End-of-Life https://www.wikihow.com/What-to-Do-with-Your-Chromebook-Afte... The schools may decide that the costs or risks are not worth it to run unsupported hardware/software in their environment, but Google isn't turning them into doorstop as some people on this thread seem to be implying (or believing themselves).

tamimio 3y ago
>They just stop getting updates. And stopping the updates will block them from the internet, at least that’s per the article: >Chromebook will no longer receive the software updates it needs, blocking basic websites and applications from use. >That means that as the software drifts farther and farther out of date, which in turn means that some things will stop working, but it's not a kill switch. So basically just like an android device, after 2 years you’re on your own? Better than a killswitch obviously but it also means that it’s just a software pre-determined obsolescence and had nothing to do with google claims that’s it’s “hardware vendors issue”, because just like android hardware, a lot received non-official support from different developers for years after untill the hardware became a little slow to keep up with the bloated system.
- gruez 3y ago
  >And stopping the updates will block them from the internet, at least that’s per the article: My guess is that eventually the browser will be outdated and sites will eventually break, but in my experience you have years until you start running into sites that use the latest and greatest features with no polyfill.