<![CDATA[I think the times when we had one computer that cost $8,000 (in today’s money) may have been better than today when we have 100 computers at home that cost a total of $8,000.]]>I think the times when we had one computer that cost $8,000 (in today’s money) may have been better than today when we have 100 computers at home that cost a total of $8,000.

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Maybe this price level could bring back the ideal of ownership of our devices which more or less lead the whole open source movement.

The industry sure won't like it and will fight it, but they did the same at that time too and the ideal prevailed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://framapiaf.org/users/gdupont/statuses/116457469878329538https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://framapiaf.org/users/gdupont/statuses/116457469878329538Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:06:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I think the times when we had one computer that cost $8,000 (in today’s money) may have been better than today when we have 100 computers at home that cost a total of $8,000. on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:53:20 GMT]]>On the upside the AI industry is working on making sure single computers cost at least $8,000 again.

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