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The concept of a general computer is under attack by Apple, Google and Microsoft because consumers don't care and would ultimately prefer an appliance over a ge
by guelo 10y ago
The concept of a general computer is under attack by Apple, Google and Microsoft because consumers don't care and would ultimately prefer an appliance over a general computer. I think it means that the future of general computers will increasingly be relegated to open systems, namely Linux.
- simonh 10y agoThey're not attacking anything, they're just presenting an alternative. Nobody is trying to take away your Linux distribution.
- guelo 10y agoMaybe attacking was the wrong word. Apple and Microsoft, at least, have historically produced general computers but they're moving away from that as computers move more and more from the domain of us nerds to an everyday appliance involved in all aspects of our lives.