Because these were the first mass adopted computers, in the numbers, dwarfing what the "pc" was. Everyone has a smartphone now, lots of now essential services e

Because these were the first mass adopted computers, in the numbers, dwarfing what the "pc" was. Everyone has a smartphone now, lots of now essential services expect you to have one, and no resistance was made during the process because those adopting it took it for good not knowing the better alternative.