Re:I help seniors with technology issues. A regular came in ...
by another2another on Monday October 24, 2022 @10:51AM
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>There were many more vertically integrated software-hardware PC companies in the 80s.
>A true shame that some of the others didn't survive; I'd love to be writing this message on my 2022 Acorn RISC PC or Amiga.
>What we witness now is the end result of the Wintel monopoly.
A great point, BeOS was basically the last attempt anybody had at creating a new desktop OS, and when it failed, so did the last vestiges of anybody else's appetite for trying again.
I love my Mac, but really enjoyed GEM on my Atari ST too.
Re:I help seniors with technology issues. A regular came in ...
by hinkley on Monday October 24, 2022 @12:35PM
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And people wonder why I still hold a grudge against Microsoft. We still live with the consequences of three decades of bad behavior. A little deathbed conversion doesn’t mean as much as some think it does.
> There isn’t another computing hardware company which doesn’t have a “hot garbage” tier of products.
There were many more vertically integrated software-hardware PC companies in the 80s. A true shame that some of the others didn't survive; I'd love to be writing this message on my 2022 Acorn RISC PC or Amiga. What we witness now is the end result of the Wintel monopoly.