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Chromebook software expirations leaving schools without laptops

Source: EdSource

Chromebooks that schools have become increasingly reliant on aren’t built to last – each containing a predetermined software “death date.” Thousands have already gone out of date leaving schools without laptops, reported the Mercury News.

This summer, 13 Chromebook models are slated to expire, with 51 more coming up next year.

“They’re designed to be disposable,” Sam Berg, Oakland Unified’s computer science coordinator and designer of the district’s tech repair internship, told the Mercury News. “It’s like planned obsolescence.”

In the next five years alone, the Oakland Unified School District anticipates 40,000 of its Chromebooks will expire.

Chromebooks’ popularity in schools soared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the California Public Interest Research Group reported that sales went up by more than 300% by the end of 2020. By the following March, more than 90% of American school districts reportedly provided learning devices to students.

Google, however, says their “death dates” are important for laptops to have updated software – including security upgrades.

“These updates depend on many device-specific non-Google hardware and software providers that work with Google to provide the highest level of security and stability support,” Peter Du, communications manager for ChromeOS, told the Mercury News. “For this reason, older Chrome devices cannot receive updates indefinitely to enable new OS and browser features.”

 
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