> "Computing has very quickly evolved from a narrow purpose of "executing computations" to something extremely versatile." [emphasis mine] Has it? I mean, fro

> "Computing has very quickly evolved from a narrow purpose of "executing computations" to something extremely versatile." [emphasis mine] Has it? I mean, from the user perspective. Whereas PCs are extremely versatile, curated walled gardens like Facebook and the iPad argue very loudly that versatility itself is not something users care about. Certainly not at the high costs to usability and stability that have traditionally gone hand-in-hand with it. It may very well be that only those on the bleeding edge are willing to pay those costs.