Re:Almost everything on computers is perceptually slower tha...
by mcv on Thursday December 19, 2019 @05:22AM
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> "People are just less willing to spend as much on their machines"
And why should they? Today's smartphones are much more powerful than the most powerful supercomputer of 1983. Computers have been powerful enough for most practical purposes for years, which means most people select on price rather than power. And then a new OS or website comes along and decides you've got plenty of power to waste on unnecessary nonsense.
And why should they? Today's smartphones are much more powerful than the most powerful supercomputer of 1983. Computers have been powerful enough for most practical purposes for years, which means most people select on price rather than power. And then a new OS or website comes along and decides you've got plenty of power to waste on unnecessary nonsense.