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They aren’t general purpose computers any more than a Tesla, PS5 or my fridge is.
by threeseed 5y ago
They aren’t general purpose computers any more than a Tesla, PS5 or my fridge is.
- nvrspyx 5y agoA Tesla drives, a PS5 plays games, and a fridge keeps food cold. What's the one and only thing that a smart phone or tablet is meant to do? If it's make phone calls, most people don't anymore and doesn't apply to tablets. This is an absurd argument.
- admax88qqq 5y agoThere is literally an app store full of software to accomplish all sorts of tasks. The marketing slogan for a while was "there's an app for that". How much more general does it need to be to meet your definition of a "general purpose" computer?
- realusername 5y agoIf your fridge or your PS5 was running your banking sofware & your government taxes, maybe they could be considered general purpose computers as well.