[GTALUG] Chromebook death dates

[James Knott]

On 2023-05-28 21:41, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote:
> TIL that Chromebooks brick themselves when they hit a hard-coded date: 
> the date when Google stops providing updates:
> https://coloradosun.com/2023/05/26/colorado-schools-chromebooks-churn-outdated/ 
>
>
> The article's about Denver Public School District, who are finding a 
> whole lot of their Chromebooks bought during pandemic are running out 
> of life. The environmental and cost impacts are huge.

Do they actually "brick"?  Or just not get any more updates?  I have 
never heard of this before.  I've run all my Android phones past their 
best before date and they just keep on going.  It's usually the battery 
that does them in.  Why would Chromebooks be any different?  I suspect 
if this was true, it might get the government annoyed.

Here are a couple of articles about it:
https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/6220366?hl=en#zippy=%2Clenovo
https://www.maketecheasier.com/chromebook-expiration-date/