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My phone is an appliance and I'm perfectly fine with that. I dread owning another computer I have the responsibility of maintaining. We are drowning in "compute
by 0x000000001 5y ago
My phone is an appliance and I'm perfectly fine with that. I dread owning another computer I have the responsibility of maintaining. We are drowning in "computers" these days.
- antiterra 5y agoEvery appliance in my home is significantly easier to repair/service than my iPhone 12.
- bitwize 5y agoToasters and dishwashers can be fixed. Your phone is a service.
- 0x000000001 5y agoHousehold appliance is not the same thing. A Juniper firewall is an appliance. A NetApp SAN is an appliance. An Ooma VOIP phone system is an appliance. A Kindle is an appliance. A Nest thermostat is an appliance. These things are not general purpose computers. They are custom fabbed hardware with vendor supported software and are not user repairable. They do one job and they do it well. At the end of their service life you replace them. My iPhone is an appliance and I prefer it that way.