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Seeing that, it seems like this is likely cyclical. We’ll have 20 years of siloed hardware, and then some competitors figure out a way to get a foot in the doo
by sircastor 5y ago
Seeing that, it seems like this is likely cyclical.
We’ll have 20 years of siloed hardware, and then some competitors figure out a way to get a foot in the door, or signed-only systems will become distasteful to consumers and Companies will revert, interoperability will become the norm again.
There are always barriers in computing and society will respond to it.
- wheybags 5y agoYou dismiss 20 years of darkness like it's nothing...
- emteycz 5y agoPC-compatible hardware and software is not going anywhere...
- 5e92cb50239222b 5y agoUntil everyone stops buying it and it becomes a premium thing which the little man like myself simply cannot afford.
- katbyte 5y agoPC like desktops are in _no_ danger of going anywhere. There will always been a huge gamer and hobbies market for them. Laptops maybe, but the framework laptop is exactly what you want, seems pretty decent, and has a decent chance of taking off.