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Re:Linux on Dex by gcb0 on Thursday November 08, 2018 @04:52PM (#18410387)
we still need the pc revolution on mobile devices.

we are still in the mainframe/timeshare stage.

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Re:Linux on Dex by wolfgke on Thursday November 08, 2018 @05:59PM (#18410842)
> we still need the pc revolution on mobile devices.

The PC revolution happened because of very open hardware specifications and a non-monopoly on the firmware (the IBM BIOS was reverse-engineered by Compaq).

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Re:Linux on Dex by pjmlp on Friday November 09, 2018 @02:49PM (#18417317)
That revolution was due to a mistake on IBM's part.
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