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Enshittification@lemmy.world · 20 days ago

Google fucked a whole generation with Chromebooks, and now they're fucking the next generation with AI

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Google fucked a whole generation with Chromebooks, and now they're fucking the next generation with AI

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Enshittification@lemmy.world · 20 days ago

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And say what you will about apple, it worked (the slogan, not the Macs)

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