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Exactly. If a single company could not be granted an artificial monopoly over upgrading and repairing a system due to "intellectual property" laws, no company c
by Zambyte 3y ago
Exactly. If a single company could not be granted an artificial monopoly over upgrading and repairing a system due to "intellectual property" laws, no company could decide when a device has become EOL. If anyone could maintain a system, anyone would maintain a system.
- idle_zealot 3y agoI'm not sure Chromebooks are the best example of this issue. Last I checked you can install normal Linux on one.
- RuggedPineapple 3y agoWith some caveats. I've run used chromebooks as my only laptop for about 5 or 6 years now. You have to undo write protection (usually a screw on the motherboard) and flash an aftermarket firmware.
- thefurdrake 3y agoDoes normal linux provide firmware updates for chromebook-specific hardware?
- Zambyte 3y agoI never said they were the best example. Nor was that really the sentiment of the comment I originally replied to, or my reply to it.