> I genuinely don't understand how people on 'hacker' news get so excited about these locked down, bloated toy computers. There are two aspects in play: * the

> I genuinely don't understand how people on 'hacker' news get so excited about these locked down, bloated toy computers. There are two aspects in play: * the possibilities and potential of these devices, as platforms to run applications, * the platform itself, which includes stuff such as what hardware it packs, what OS it runs, how the software is maintained, etc. You can make the same blend of mindless contrarian comment regarding Raspberry Pis, and you would also be completely missing the point.