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Researchers warn that Windows 11 restrictions could send 240 million computers to landfills
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this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2023
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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