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Researchers warn that Windows 11 restrictions could send 240 million computers to landfills (www.techspot.com)
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[–] eclectic_electron@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

They could be, and probably should be repurposed

But also, brand new chrome books are ~$80

By the time you collect, clean, repair, and reimage the older computers, it may well be cheaper to just buy Chromebooks.

I hate seeing anything useful going to the trash but the economics aren't great in this case