Well, it’s a spectrum. Microwaves < Game consoles < iPhones < laptops/desktops. I’d only call the last element of that chain “general-purpose” — to me, one req

Well, it’s a spectrum. Microwaves < Game consoles < iPhones < laptops/desktops. I’d only call the last element of that chain “general-purpose” — to me, one requirement for earning that label is the ability to write and compile programs. If I can’t write iOS apps from inside iOS, it isn’t general-purpose.