[Article author here] > I love the vibe and the nostalgia. Good! Glad to hear that. > But there's a lot going against anything like this taking off in today'

[Article author here] > I love the vibe and the nostalgia. Good! Glad to hear that. > But there's a lot going against anything like this taking off in today's real world. The thing is this: I've been around this business for a long time. People said similar things in the 1980s, and in the 1990s, and in the noughties... Some reckoned Y2K was the last chance to eliminate the old cruft and replace it. > For one, personal computing devices are phones, not PCs. 1. By design they're closed and not user-programmable. 2. There are a handful of exceptions, like the PinePhone, the FairPhone, and things. 3. Phone and tablet and PC tech is converging. > Secondly, in computing we're past the stage of innovation and well into the stage of... well, consolidation or something. I am aware. The thing is, this is not the first time. It's cyclical, like fashion. > I mean, I love the ideas behind this but if there were a business doing these things I wouldn't invest a cent in it, there's no market for it. That is precisely why I stress the importance of doing it just for fun. There's no: « 2. ??? 3. Profit! » Here. There may one day be 42. Profit!