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Yes. Parent also said that they are not real computers. What I am saying is that they are.

• criddell 4y ago
  With the set top box, the fact that there’s a computer in there is just an implementation detail. Technically there’s a real computer in my refrigerator, my printer, and my headphones but I don’t have any expectation that these are general purpose computers that are available for me to compute on. I think it’s those expectations that matter and it isn’t always black and white. I look at my phone as being similar to a PS5. I understood that both devices were somewhat locked down when I bought and in fact that’s part of the reason I bought them. If the PS5 had an authorized mode that could run any software it would be a worse device. If I wanted something more open, those devices are available and that’s what I would have bought (and have bought in the past).
  • heavyset_go 4y ago
    The fact that there's a computer in there means that there's a computer in there, which is the OP's point. Yes, we get it, those computers are intentionally locked down by their manufacturers. That lockdown is what the problem is.