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And the PC has been a massive mistake that needs rectifying?
by tjoff 6y ago
And the PC has been a massive mistake that needs rectifying?
- pjmlp 6y agoFrom the point of view of IBM, most likely yes, otherwise there wouldn't have been PS/2 and MCA architecture. Hence why laptops and 2-1 hybrids are basically back to the days of vertical integration of 16 bit computers, whose the PC was the only exception.
- tjoff 6y agoSo let's all make sure, for apples sake, that is fixed then. Not really, PC laptops and hybrids are pretty standardized. A slim case doesn't really make it vertical integration.
- pjmlp 6y agoTry to use anything other than Windows or ChromeOS on such laptops, with 100% support of underlying hardware.
- tjoff 6y agoMany of us are? And we can replace parts from third parties. It is getting more and more integrated though which makes it hard to replace parts. But that has more to do with greed and size requirements than vertical integration, a soldering iron can amend some of that. Driver situation isn't by any means something new or necessarily an indication of vertical integration either.
- pjmlp 6y agoLooking at my Asus sold with Linux "support" I doubt it, hence why I explicility stated 100%. As for the rest, nothing that regular consumers would ever bother with.
- tjoff 6y agoI don't have any issues, but I did do my research. We are talking about vertical integration are we not? Don't see how any of that is relevant then.
- pjmlp 6y agoWhich is exactly the proof of how Linux fails at that, by not proving it, thanks for confirming my assertion. And since you did your research the wider public would appreciate to learn in what consumer shop one can get such out of the box experience.
- tjoff 6y agoI don't even know what you are arguing about anymore.