"It feels like a Bad Idea, though, in the same way that televisions with integrated VHS players were a bad idea, and all-in-one stereo systems didn't become a Good Idea until they came down both in price and physical size."
Such systems have sold many millions of units.
"In general I'm not comfortable with someone else bundling my technology for me."
While that may be a common sentiment of those who come to this website. The vast majority of society is only to happy to let some one else think that sort of thing out for them.
I don't understand why you see the computer becoming more of an appliance as a bad thing?
It seems to me, for the vast majority of people, the complexity and cost of an upgradeable, general purpose pc, featuring discreet components is complete overkill. Most people do only a few very basic things on their computers. Why should they subsidize those of us who want dragsters, when they just need a Vespa?
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"It feels like a Bad Idea, though, in the same way that televisions with integrated VHS players were a bad idea, and all-in-one stereo systems didn't become a Good Idea until they came down both in price and physical size." Such systems have sold many millions of units. "In general I'm not comfortable with someone else bundling my technology for me." While that may be a common sentiment of those who come to this website. The vast majority of society is only to happy to let some one else think that sort of thing out for them. I don't understand why you see the computer becoming more of an appliance as a bad thing? It seems to me, for the vast majority of people, the complexity and cost of an upgradeable, general purpose pc, featuring discreet components is complete overkill. Most people do only a few very basic things on their computers. Why should they subsidize those of us who want dragsters, when they just need a Vespa?