Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
This is good for the environment. I always held on to my devices for as long as possible, and would eventually install GNU+Linux or custom ROMs to keep them secure and updated after the manufacturer drops support.
Indeed, the whole idea of switching phones and computer every year or two is absolutely insane. And the worst part is that nothing even improves from user perspective. I have a laptop from 2015 I put Linux on, and it flies. It’s as good a daily driver for most tasks as any laptop you could grab today.
This is good for the environment. I always held on to my devices for as long as possible, and would eventually install GNU+Linux or custom ROMs to keep them secure and updated after the manufacturer drops support.
Reduce, reuse, recycle.
Indeed, the whole idea of switching phones and computer every year or two is absolutely insane. And the worst part is that nothing even improves from user perspective. I have a laptop from 2015 I put Linux on, and it flies. It’s as good a daily driver for most tasks as any laptop you could grab today.