#obsolescence — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #obsolescence, aggregated by home.social.
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🕸glané sur le net🕸 Sauver nos mémoires de la toile numérique: Longtemps consignées sur papier, nos archives individuelles et collectives sont désormais numériques… et menacées par l'obsolescence matérielle, les propriétaires de… #sauvernosmémoires #archivesnumériques #obsolescence #capitalisme
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#Sony didn't learn from Bose's good example: it's #ending #streaming #support for lots of #services on tons of its #speakers, #soundbars and #BluRay #players — they'll still work, but you'll lose the likes of #Netflix, #Spotify, #Prime #Video and even #Google Cast
source: techradar.com/televisions/soun…
Like #Bose earlier this year, Sony is shutting down servers for some of its #audiovisual products. But unlike Bose, which went to great pains to enable people to #maintain as much #functionality as possible, Sony's devices will lose many core #features as a result.
#fail #news #technology #electronics #cloud #service #capitalism #product #own #buy #software #company #economy #business #customer #future #soundbar #speaker #tv #player #multimedia #stream #feature #useless #device #end #thisistheend #waste #PlannedObsolescence #obsolescence
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> After Office 2019 for Mac reached end of support in October 2023, Microsoft assured customers their installed apps would "continue to function." The July 13, 2026 conversion instead drops the apps into a Microsoft-defined "reduced functionality mode," in which files can be opened and viewed but not edited or saved.
https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Microsoft_Office_2019_and_2021_for_Mac_view-only_conversion_(2026)
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> After Office 2019 for Mac reached end of support in October 2023, Microsoft assured customers their installed apps would "continue to function." The July 13, 2026 conversion instead drops the apps into a Microsoft-defined "reduced functionality mode," in which files can be opened and viewed but not edited or saved.
https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Microsoft_Office_2019_and_2021_for_Mac_view-only_conversion_(2026)
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#obsolescence #obsolescenceprogrammee #amazon #kindle #co2 #pouvoirdachat #PrendreLesGensPourDesIdiots #prendrelesgenspourdescons
176 millions d’euros et 470 000 tonnes de CO2 : l’obsolescence imposée des vieux Kindle a du mal à passer - Les Numériques
176 millions d’euros et 470 000 tonnes de CO2 : l’obsolescence imposée des vieux Kindle a du mal à passer - Les Numériques https://share.google/kSHljbVgHBFNjUEyT -
🗃️ ARCHIVE : « L'obsolescence de Murphy » (2025)
Une chronique qui parle de comment les objets plus complexes ont plus de chance de tomber en panne, ce qui est une des nombreuses raisons d'aimer le low-tech.
▶️ https://grisebouille.net/lhdg25-lobsolescence-de-murphy/
#GriseBouille #chronique #obsolescence #obsolescenceProgrammée #loiDeMurphy -
🗃️ ARCHIVE : « L'obsolescence de Murphy » (2025)
Une chronique qui parle de comment les objets plus complexes ont plus de chance de tomber en panne, ce qui est une des nombreuses raisons d'aimer le low-tech.
▶️ https://grisebouille.net/lhdg25-lobsolescence-de-murphy/
#GriseBouille #chronique #obsolescence #obsolescenceProgrammée #loiDeMurphy -
RE: https://piaille.fr/@brume/116041916373604639
Super encore des centaines de milliers de personnes qui quitteront Wdaube pour rejoindre le monde libre.
On a même plus besoin de convaincre, Wdaube s'en charge
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I really enjoy reading the expanding literature on #invariance of #ValueSets. Two interesting papers and a taxonomy regarding #obsolescence
1- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11136-024-03770-5
2- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1098301525062072
3- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40273-025-01476-1
"As time and methods advance, the bedrock of applied valuation research naturally becomes increasingly unreliable, and, as a field, we need to consider how to approach this challenge."
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I really enjoy reading the expanding literature on #invariance of #ValueSets. Two interesting papers and a taxonomy regarding #obsolescence
1- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11136-024-03770-5
2- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1098301525062072
3- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40273-025-01476-1
"As time and methods advance, the bedrock of applied valuation research naturally becomes increasingly unreliable, and, as a field, we need to consider how to approach this challenge."
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#Bose #OpenSources its #SoundTouch home theater #SmartSpeakers ahead of end-of-life
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
Scharon Harding – Jan 7, 2026 1:51 PM |
102"Bose released the Application Programming Interface (API) documentation for its SoundTouch speakers today, putting a silver lining around the impending end-of-life (#EoL) of the expensive home theater devices.
"In October, Bose announced that its SoundTouch Wi-Fi speakers and soundbars would become dumb speakers on February 18. At the time, Bose said that the speakers would only work if a device was connected via #AUX, #HDMI, or #Bluetooth (which has higher latency than Wi-Fi).
"After that date, the speakers would stop receiving security and software updates and lose cloud connectivity and their companion app, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said. Without the app, users would no longer be able to integrate the device with music services, such as Spotify, have multiple SoundTouch devices play the same audio simultaneously, or use or edit saved presets.
"The announcement frustrated some of Bose’s long-time customers, some of whom own multiple SoundTouch devices that still function properly. Many questioned companies’ increasingly common practice of bricking expensive products to focus on new devices or to minimize costs, or because they’ve gone through acquisitions or bankruptcy. SoundTouch speakers released in 2013 and 2015 with prices ranging from $399 to $1,500.
"Today, Bose had better news. In an email to customers, Bose announced that #AirPlay and #SpotifyConnect will still work with SoundTouch speakers after EoL, expanding the wireless capabilities that people will still be able to access.
"Additionally, SoundTouch devices that support #AirPlay2 will be able to play the same audio simultaneously.
"The SoundTouch app will also live on, albeit stripped of some functionality."
#SolarPunkSunday #BoseProducts #Obsolescence #AudioSpeakers #HomeTheater #OpenSource
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#Bose #OpenSources its #SoundTouch home theater #SmartSpeakers ahead of end-of-life
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
Scharon Harding – Jan 7, 2026 1:51 PM |
102"Bose released the Application Programming Interface (API) documentation for its SoundTouch speakers today, putting a silver lining around the impending end-of-life (#EoL) of the expensive home theater devices.
"In October, Bose announced that its SoundTouch Wi-Fi speakers and soundbars would become dumb speakers on February 18. At the time, Bose said that the speakers would only work if a device was connected via #AUX, #HDMI, or #Bluetooth (which has higher latency than Wi-Fi).
"After that date, the speakers would stop receiving security and software updates and lose cloud connectivity and their companion app, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said. Without the app, users would no longer be able to integrate the device with music services, such as Spotify, have multiple SoundTouch devices play the same audio simultaneously, or use or edit saved presets.
"The announcement frustrated some of Bose’s long-time customers, some of whom own multiple SoundTouch devices that still function properly. Many questioned companies’ increasingly common practice of bricking expensive products to focus on new devices or to minimize costs, or because they’ve gone through acquisitions or bankruptcy. SoundTouch speakers released in 2013 and 2015 with prices ranging from $399 to $1,500.
"Today, Bose had better news. In an email to customers, Bose announced that #AirPlay and #SpotifyConnect will still work with SoundTouch speakers after EoL, expanding the wireless capabilities that people will still be able to access.
"Additionally, SoundTouch devices that support #AirPlay2 will be able to play the same audio simultaneously.
"The SoundTouch app will also live on, albeit stripped of some functionality."
#SolarPunkSunday #BoseProducts #Obsolescence #AudioSpeakers #HomeTheater #OpenSource
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#Bose #OpenSources its #SoundTouch home theater #SmartSpeakers ahead of end-of-life
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
Scharon Harding – Jan 7, 2026 1:51 PM |
102"Bose released the Application Programming Interface (API) documentation for its SoundTouch speakers today, putting a silver lining around the impending end-of-life (#EoL) of the expensive home theater devices.
"In October, Bose announced that its SoundTouch Wi-Fi speakers and soundbars would become dumb speakers on February 18. At the time, Bose said that the speakers would only work if a device was connected via #AUX, #HDMI, or #Bluetooth (which has higher latency than Wi-Fi).
"After that date, the speakers would stop receiving security and software updates and lose cloud connectivity and their companion app, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said. Without the app, users would no longer be able to integrate the device with music services, such as Spotify, have multiple SoundTouch devices play the same audio simultaneously, or use or edit saved presets.
"The announcement frustrated some of Bose’s long-time customers, some of whom own multiple SoundTouch devices that still function properly. Many questioned companies’ increasingly common practice of bricking expensive products to focus on new devices or to minimize costs, or because they’ve gone through acquisitions or bankruptcy. SoundTouch speakers released in 2013 and 2015 with prices ranging from $399 to $1,500.
"Today, Bose had better news. In an email to customers, Bose announced that #AirPlay and #SpotifyConnect will still work with SoundTouch speakers after EoL, expanding the wireless capabilities that people will still be able to access.
"Additionally, SoundTouch devices that support #AirPlay2 will be able to play the same audio simultaneously.
"The SoundTouch app will also live on, albeit stripped of some functionality."
#SolarPunkSunday #BoseProducts #Obsolescence #AudioSpeakers #HomeTheater #OpenSource
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#Bose #OpenSources its #SoundTouch home theater #SmartSpeakers ahead of end-of-life
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
Scharon Harding – Jan 7, 2026 1:51 PM |
102"Bose released the Application Programming Interface (API) documentation for its SoundTouch speakers today, putting a silver lining around the impending end-of-life (#EoL) of the expensive home theater devices.
"In October, Bose announced that its SoundTouch Wi-Fi speakers and soundbars would become dumb speakers on February 18. At the time, Bose said that the speakers would only work if a device was connected via #AUX, #HDMI, or #Bluetooth (which has higher latency than Wi-Fi).
"After that date, the speakers would stop receiving security and software updates and lose cloud connectivity and their companion app, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said. Without the app, users would no longer be able to integrate the device with music services, such as Spotify, have multiple SoundTouch devices play the same audio simultaneously, or use or edit saved presets.
"The announcement frustrated some of Bose’s long-time customers, some of whom own multiple SoundTouch devices that still function properly. Many questioned companies’ increasingly common practice of bricking expensive products to focus on new devices or to minimize costs, or because they’ve gone through acquisitions or bankruptcy. SoundTouch speakers released in 2013 and 2015 with prices ranging from $399 to $1,500.
"Today, Bose had better news. In an email to customers, Bose announced that #AirPlay and #SpotifyConnect will still work with SoundTouch speakers after EoL, expanding the wireless capabilities that people will still be able to access.
"Additionally, SoundTouch devices that support #AirPlay2 will be able to play the same audio simultaneously.
"The SoundTouch app will also live on, albeit stripped of some functionality."
#SolarPunkSunday #BoseProducts #Obsolescence #AudioSpeakers #HomeTheater #OpenSource
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#Bose #OpenSources its #SoundTouch home theater #SmartSpeakers ahead of end-of-life
If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.
Scharon Harding – Jan 7, 2026 1:51 PM |
102"Bose released the Application Programming Interface (API) documentation for its SoundTouch speakers today, putting a silver lining around the impending end-of-life (#EoL) of the expensive home theater devices.
"In October, Bose announced that its SoundTouch Wi-Fi speakers and soundbars would become dumb speakers on February 18. At the time, Bose said that the speakers would only work if a device was connected via #AUX, #HDMI, or #Bluetooth (which has higher latency than Wi-Fi).
"After that date, the speakers would stop receiving security and software updates and lose cloud connectivity and their companion app, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company said. Without the app, users would no longer be able to integrate the device with music services, such as Spotify, have multiple SoundTouch devices play the same audio simultaneously, or use or edit saved presets.
"The announcement frustrated some of Bose’s long-time customers, some of whom own multiple SoundTouch devices that still function properly. Many questioned companies’ increasingly common practice of bricking expensive products to focus on new devices or to minimize costs, or because they’ve gone through acquisitions or bankruptcy. SoundTouch speakers released in 2013 and 2015 with prices ranging from $399 to $1,500.
"Today, Bose had better news. In an email to customers, Bose announced that #AirPlay and #SpotifyConnect will still work with SoundTouch speakers after EoL, expanding the wireless capabilities that people will still be able to access.
"Additionally, SoundTouch devices that support #AirPlay2 will be able to play the same audio simultaneously.
"The SoundTouch app will also live on, albeit stripped of some functionality."
#SolarPunkSunday #BoseProducts #Obsolescence #AudioSpeakers #HomeTheater #OpenSource
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The smartphone car.
14-day free read
#automobiles #cars #IT #technology #obsolescence #ai #musk #tesla #trash #fartjokes
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The smartphone car.
14-day free read
#automobiles #cars #IT #technology #obsolescence #ai #musk #tesla #trash #fartjokes
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Beauvais: Stand lors la journée "L'Ecospace fait sa rentrée", Le dimanche 7 septembre 2025 de 09h30 à 17h30. https://www.agendadulibre.org/events/32752 #linux #logicielsLibres #manjaro #primtux #graphisme #obsolescence #réemploi #xubuntu #debian #oisux
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Beauvais: Stand au Forum des Associations, Le samedi 6 septembre 2025 de 11h30 à 17h00. https://www.agendadulibre.org/events/33148 #linux #logicielsLibres #manjaro #primtux #graphisme #obsolescence #réemploi #xubuntu #debian #oisux
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Caméra #Imilab EC2 : RIP la réparabilité ! 😡Test d’une Imilab EC2 en 2021. 4,5 ans après : panne batterie.
Remplacement ? LOL. Il faut chauffer, décoller, arracher, tout démonter… pour trouver un pack 18650 + BMS indémontable, scellé Marre des produits jetables !
#obsolescence
#reparabilite #obsolescence #batterieHS #caméra #DIY #IoT #Imilab #reparation #framboise314 #testproduit #tech #fail #surveillance #batterie #obsolescenceprogrammee #maker #review #ecologie #diytech #technews -
Caméra #Imilab EC2 : RIP la réparabilité ! 😡Test d’une Imilab EC2 en 2021. 4,5 ans après : panne batterie.
Remplacement ? LOL. Il faut chauffer, décoller, arracher, tout démonter… pour trouver un pack 18650 + BMS indémontable, scellé Marre des produits jetables !
#obsolescence
#reparabilite #obsolescence #batterieHS #caméra #DIY #IoT #Imilab #reparation #framboise314 #testproduit #tech #fail #surveillance #batterie #obsolescenceprogrammee #maker #review #ecologie #diytech #technews -
Caméra #Imilab EC2 : RIP la réparabilité ! 😡Test d’une Imilab EC2 en 2021. 4,5 ans après : panne batterie.
Remplacement ? LOL. Il faut chauffer, décoller, arracher, tout démonter… pour trouver un pack 18650 + BMS indémontable, scellé Marre des produits jetables !
#obsolescence
#reparabilite #obsolescence #batterieHS #caméra #DIY #IoT #Imilab #reparation #framboise314 #testproduit #tech #fail #surveillance #batterie #obsolescenceprogrammee #maker #review #ecologie #diytech #technews -
Caméra #Imilab EC2 : RIP la réparabilité ! 😡Test d’une Imilab EC2 en 2021. 4,5 ans après : panne batterie.
Remplacement ? LOL. Il faut chauffer, décoller, arracher, tout démonter… pour trouver un pack 18650 + BMS indémontable, scellé Marre des produits jetables !
#obsolescence
#reparabilite #obsolescence #batterieHS #caméra #DIY #IoT #Imilab #reparation #framboise314 #testproduit #tech #fail #surveillance #batterie #obsolescenceprogrammee #maker #review #ecologie #diytech #technews -
Caméra #Imilab EC2 : RIP la réparabilité ! 😡Test d’une Imilab EC2 en 2021. 4,5 ans après : panne batterie.
Remplacement ? LOL. Il faut chauffer, décoller, arracher, tout démonter… pour trouver un pack 18650 + BMS indémontable, scellé Marre des produits jetables !
#obsolescence
#reparabilite #obsolescence #batterieHS #caméra #DIY #IoT #Imilab #reparation #framboise314 #testproduit #tech #fail #surveillance #batterie #obsolescenceprogrammee #maker #review #ecologie #diytech #technews -
TL;DR: old woman shouts at cloud - frustration with the surprise that tech gadget works for more than a week.
I get kind of sad when see those articles and videos about 20 year old #tech, where people are surprised that it still works.
Yes, stuff can go bad and things fail but a lot of tech in this home is way older and works a treat.
I get that I am getting old and that it's time to tell people about how things were in the beginning of the Internet and when personal technology exploded (figuratively. I am looking at you Canon and Samsung. Don't do that ever again).
But I also think that while planned obsolescence is in every other reddit post about Mainboards failing we should look at how fast technology has moved, how many devices we still own that fascinated us but are utterly useless and how much #ewaste we are creating by moving on so quickly.
I am very torn about this. I can't in good conscience blame a manufacturer for making their device only last a few years and buy a new phone every other year.
On the other side tech is moving much more slowly than companies would like us to believe. There is a game changer every half decade or so in microchip design or a shift to a new technology... I am telling this to myself more than anyone else: I don't NEED a new device every other year. I don't want to be surprised that my 2002 Pontis MP3 Player still works a treat.
Still I enjoy installing firmware updates on light bulbs like a mad girl and experiment with new technology. I love to tinker.
And also I love to keep things running, repair, refurbish, restore. I got a stack of laptops here that are from different eras starting with the late 90s and none of them has problems significant enough to throw them out. Most of them (starting at around 2010) even run modern OSes fine and can be used.
I am fine with daily driving a 15 year old #notebook but I also want to see ffmpeg go whoosh on a modern 16core CPU.
Weird times.
Grab your soldering iron and breathe some new life into an old circuit. It's fun - in a fun way. You know? ❤️
Also: happy pride :progress:
#retrotech #pieceofmind #obsolescence #midlifrcrisis -
TL;DR: old woman shouts at cloud - frustration with the surprise that tech gadget works for more than a week.
I get kind of sad when see those articles and videos about 20 year old #tech, where people are surprised that it still works.
Yes, stuff can go bad and things fail but a lot of tech in this home is way older and works a treat.
I get that I am getting old and that it's time to tell people about how things were in the beginning of the Internet and when personal technology exploded (figuratively. I am looking at you Canon and Samsung. Don't do that ever again).
But I also think that while planned obsolescence is in every other reddit post about Mainboards failing we should look at how fast technology has moved, how many devices we still own that fascinated us but are utterly useless and how much #ewaste we are creating by moving on so quickly.
I am very torn about this. I can't in good conscience blame a manufacturer for making their device only last a few years and buy a new phone every other year.
On the other side tech is moving much more slowly than companies would like us to believe. There is a game changer every half decade or so in microchip design or a shift to a new technology... I am telling this to myself more than anyone else: I don't NEED a new device every other year. I don't want to be surprised that my 2002 Pontis MP3 Player still works a treat.
Still I enjoy installing firmware updates on light bulbs like a mad girl and experiment with new technology. I love to tinker.
And also I love to keep things running, repair, refurbish, restore. I got a stack of laptops here that are from different eras starting with the late 90s and none of them has problems significant enough to throw them out. Most of them (starting at around 2010) even run modern OSes fine and can be used.
I am fine with daily driving a 15 year old #notebook but I also want to see ffmpeg go whoosh on a modern 16core CPU.
Weird times.
Grab your soldering iron and breathe some new life into an old circuit. It's fun - in a fun way. You know? ❤️
Also: happy pride :progress:
#retrotech #pieceofmind #obsolescence #midlifrcrisis -
Spitting and cussing. Can't share my latest #publication #pembrokepapers because it's a *.pdf on my not iconic, wate of space #iMac #apple #MacIsTosh . The more time I spend on it the more convinced it's a huge con. The #capitalist theory of inbuilt #obsolescence & pandering to some #yankee idea of #style . It has about as much style as a #playboy #centrefold. And #starmer 's bed hopping with them. Give me strength. Next issue to be set and printed by hand thanks to Mr Caxton. Grr...End rant.
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#DigitalCleanupDay ! Chacun·e le sait #Microsoft met bientôt un terme aux support & update de sécurité gratuites W10 , transformant ainsi 1 parc informatique, incompatible avec W11, d'1 volume impressionnant en déchets électroniques [près de 240 millions de PC sont concernés : à vérifier]...
💡À moins de basculer vers des solutions basées sur #Linux
♻️ S'il vous plaît ne vous laissez pas duper par l' #obsolescence psychologique ! 😇 Ce peut être une belle occasion de quitter Microsoft AUSSI !
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#DigitalCleanupDay ! Chacun·e le sait #Microsoft met bientôt un terme aux support & update de sécurité gratuites W10 , transformant ainsi 1 parc informatique, incompatible avec W11, d'1 volume impressionnant en déchets électroniques [près de 240 millions de PC sont concernés : à vérifier]...
💡À moins de basculer vers des solutions basées sur #Linux
♻️ S'il vous plaît ne vous laissez pas duper par l' #obsolescence psychologique ! 😇 Ce peut être une belle occasion de quitter Microsoft AUSSI !
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#DigitalCleanupDay ! Chacun·e le sait #Microsoft met bientôt un terme aux support & update de sécurité gratuites W10 , transformant ainsi 1 parc informatique, incompatible avec W11, d'1 volume impressionnant en déchets électroniques [près de 240 millions de PC sont concernés : à vérifier]...
💡À moins de basculer vers des solutions basées sur #Linux
♻️ S'il vous plaît ne vous laissez pas duper par l' #obsolescence psychologique ! 😇 Ce peut être une belle occasion de quitter Microsoft AUSSI !
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#DigitalCleanupDay ! Chacun·e le sait #Microsoft met bientôt un terme aux support & update de sécurité gratuites W10 , transformant ainsi 1 parc informatique, incompatible avec W11, d'1 volume impressionnant en déchets électroniques [près de 240 millions de PC sont concernés : à vérifier]...
💡À moins de basculer vers des solutions basées sur #Linux
♻️ S'il vous plaît ne vous laissez pas duper par l' #obsolescence psychologique ! 😇 Ce peut être une belle occasion de quitter Microsoft AUSSI !
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#DigitalCleanupDay ! Chacun·e le sait #Microsoft met bientôt un terme aux support & update de sécurité gratuites W10 , transformant ainsi 1 parc informatique, incompatible avec W11, d'1 volume impressionnant en déchets électroniques [près de 240 millions de PC sont concernés : à vérifier]...
💡À moins de basculer vers des solutions basées sur #Linux
♻️ S'il vous plaît ne vous laissez pas duper par l' #obsolescence psychologique ! 😇 Ce peut être une belle occasion de quitter Microsoft AUSSI !
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As a #Linux user myself I am not used to the limited hardware support of #MicrosoftWindows 😟
Yesterday I failed to help a coworker installing an older #Canon #scanner. Canon’s drivers were only for Windows XP and last updated long before the end of XP. Today’s Windows can’t do anything with the scanner. Device Manager can barely tell there’s an unknown Canon device present. 🤷♂️
With #Debian you just plug in the scanner and you’re done.
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#NewZealand: #RightToRepair Amendment Bill a critical 'first step' for consumers
20 February 2025
"New Zealand has been 'lagging behind' the rest of the world in offering repairs for products, an advocate says.
"Kiwis are now a step closer to the guaranteed right to repair the products they own with the Consumer Guarantees (Right to Repair) Amendment Bill passing its first reading in Parliament on Wednesday.
"If successful, the legislation would compel manufacturers to ensure repair facilities and spare parts for their products are made available in New Zealand.
"#GreenParty co-leader #MaramaDavidson who has sponsored the bill said it combined climate action with cost of living relief.
"'The Right to Repair is about empowering consumers to repair what they own, protecting them from recurring costs and in turn preventing more and more waste going to #landfill and polluting our #environment.'
"She believed it would favour consumers over big corporates 'who build #obsolescence into their products so people have to keep coming back to replace their things and spend more of their money'.
"It would benefit households as well as businesses including farmers who would be able to fix the appliances and the tools they needed to do their jobs.
"Auckland University Professor and member of the Right to Repair Coalition Alex Simms calls it a 'first step'.
"It was a worldwide movement and New Zealand was "lagging behind', she told Morning Report.
"Simms said one drawback of the existing bill was that the Commerce Commission would not have the power to compel manufacturers to comply because it is an amendment to the Consumer Guarantees Act.
"One suggestion that arose during the debate in Parliament was that it should become part of the #FairTradingAct so that #ComCom would have enforcement powers.
"Also, currently if a consumer takes an item such as a phone to an unauthorised repairer a warranty becomes void - that would no longer apply if the bill became law, Professor Simms said.
"'That will really help people get stuff fixed a lot cheaper."
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542440/right-to-repair-amendment-bill-a-critical-first-step-for-consumers-advocate
#PlannedObsolescence #SolarPunkSunday #Repair #Reuse -
#NewZealand: #RightToRepair Amendment Bill a critical 'first step' for consumers
20 February 2025
"New Zealand has been 'lagging behind' the rest of the world in offering repairs for products, an advocate says.
"Kiwis are now a step closer to the guaranteed right to repair the products they own with the Consumer Guarantees (Right to Repair) Amendment Bill passing its first reading in Parliament on Wednesday.
"If successful, the legislation would compel manufacturers to ensure repair facilities and spare parts for their products are made available in New Zealand.
"#GreenParty co-leader #MaramaDavidson who has sponsored the bill said it combined climate action with cost of living relief.
"'The Right to Repair is about empowering consumers to repair what they own, protecting them from recurring costs and in turn preventing more and more waste going to #landfill and polluting our #environment.'
"She believed it would favour consumers over big corporates 'who build #obsolescence into their products so people have to keep coming back to replace their things and spend more of their money'.
"It would benefit households as well as businesses including farmers who would be able to fix the appliances and the tools they needed to do their jobs.
"Auckland University Professor and member of the Right to Repair Coalition Alex Simms calls it a 'first step'.
"It was a worldwide movement and New Zealand was "lagging behind', she told Morning Report.
"Simms said one drawback of the existing bill was that the Commerce Commission would not have the power to compel manufacturers to comply because it is an amendment to the Consumer Guarantees Act.
"One suggestion that arose during the debate in Parliament was that it should become part of the #FairTradingAct so that #ComCom would have enforcement powers.
"Also, currently if a consumer takes an item such as a phone to an unauthorised repairer a warranty becomes void - that would no longer apply if the bill became law, Professor Simms said.
"'That will really help people get stuff fixed a lot cheaper."
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/542440/right-to-repair-amendment-bill-a-critical-first-step-for-consumers-advocate
#PlannedObsolescence #SolarPunkSunday #Repair #Reuse -
Chili : les décharges de vêtements du désert d’Atacama. (2024)
https://www.informassue.tuxfamily.org/Obsolescence.php#vetements_chili_decharges_desert_atacama
Suite prévisible de la #FastFashion, le recyclage est un mirage, la réalité, une #pollution qui augmente...#Chili #Désert #Atacama #Décharges #Vêtements #Mode #Obsolescence #Recyclage #Pollution #Nature #Écologie #Consommation #SurConsommation #Gaspillage #Environnement
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Chili : les décharges de vêtements du désert d’Atacama. (2024)
https://www.informassue.tuxfamily.org/Obsolescence.php#vetements_chili_decharges_desert_atacama
Suite prévisible de la #FastFashion, le recyclage est un mirage, la réalité, une #pollution qui augmente...#Chili #Désert #Atacama #Décharges #Vêtements #Mode #Obsolescence #Recyclage #Pollution #Nature #Écologie #Consommation #SurConsommation #Gaspillage #Environnement
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Chili : les décharges de vêtements du désert d’Atacama. (2024)
https://www.informassue.tuxfamily.org/Obsolescence.php#vetements_chili_decharges_desert_atacama
Suite prévisible de la #FastFashion, le recyclage est un mirage, la réalité, une #pollution qui augmente...#Chili #Désert #Atacama #Décharges #Vêtements #Mode #Obsolescence #Recyclage #Pollution #Nature #Écologie #Consommation #SurConsommation #Gaspillage #Environnement
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Chili : les décharges de vêtements du désert d’Atacama. (2024)
https://www.informassue.tuxfamily.org/Obsolescence.php#vetements_chili_decharges_desert_atacama
Suite prévisible de la #FastFashion, le recyclage est un mirage, la réalité, une #pollution qui augmente...#Chili #Désert #Atacama #Décharges #Vêtements #Mode #Obsolescence #Recyclage #Pollution #Nature #Écologie #Consommation #SurConsommation #Gaspillage #Environnement