Re:Nextspace: a desktop environment that brings a NeXTSTEP l...
by pjerem on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @02:07AM
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I think comparing computers (as in the PC definition) and phones is exactly the issue.
I’ve nothing against iPhone (I’m even writing this answer from one) but it’s designed for consumption, which is ok, for a phone.
But I think that, step by step, we are loosing the good ol’ PC. And to me the good ol’ PC with its apparent complexity, is basically the last open and hackable (on multiple levels) technological tool left to the masses.
PCs main feature is that it is an infinite-purpose tool. You can’t be an infinite-purpose tool without some apparent (but logical) complexity.
Simplification of PCs UX is not even needed anymore since it’s being replaced by other devices for the people that just want to consume.
I’ve nothing against iPhone (I’m even writing this answer from one) but it’s designed for consumption, which is ok, for a phone.
But I think that, step by step, we are loosing the good ol’ PC. And to me the good ol’ PC with its apparent complexity, is basically the last open and hackable (on multiple levels) technological tool left to the masses.
PCs main feature is that it is an infinite-purpose tool. You can’t be an infinite-purpose tool without some apparent (but logical) complexity.
Simplification of PCs UX is not even needed anymore since it’s being replaced by other devices for the people that just want to consume.