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#plannedobsolence — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #plannedobsolence, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Belkin will just cut off any Wemo Model (except for 4 Models) from having access to their servers on January 31st 2026, effectively bricking all those devices, making them unusable. They will all end up in the landfill. Thanks Belkin! Great job! The best part is: There are Models on this list that have been sold up until the end of 2023! #Belkin #Wemo #plannedobsolence #ewaste

    belkin.com/support-article/?ar

  2. Windows 10 meets its end of support on October 14, 2025 💻 ❌

    Windows 11 is not exactly loved by everyone and has silly system requirements.

    ◉MICROSOFT wants you to buy a new computer needlessly; unacceptable E-WASTE galore!

    What can you do?
    ◉Switch to LINUX giving your current computer a new life; fast & secure ✅

    Get an installation 👉 endof10.org/

    #EndOf10 #Linux #install #help #Windows11 #Windows10 #Ewaste #WEEE #win10eol #plannedObsolence #waste #WasteReduction

  3. Even at the #Tonmeistertagung by #VDT there is awareness about #PlannedObsolence, #VendorLockIn and #privacy issues in #ClosedSource and #proprietary #audio software. :win3_computer:

    Many thanks to @trummerschlunk for establishing the #OpenSource track in the #conference program of #tmt32 and thanks to Jörn Nettingsmeier for inviting me to the roundtable "Solving problems with open source" for talking about #JackTrip as #OnlineMusicCollaboration and #NetworkedMusicPerformances solution. :fsf: