Goodbye personal computing

[toxi@mastodon.thi.ng]

RE: https://social.heise.de/@heiseonlineenglish/116301661509651336

Goodbye personal computing

(Previously: https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/115791712519666535)

[alienghic@timeloop.cafe]

@toxi

Maybe we'll see way more arm on the laptop?

[bit101@mstdn.social]

@toxi * looks lovingly at my stack of old thinkpads *

[micron@mastodon.social]

@toxi@thi.ng Soon the refurbishing industry will only have bare mainboards in stock. RAM ripped out already now the CPUs.

[annika@xoxo.zone]

@toxi Followed by desktop gaming, other desktop apps, and desktop layouts for websites.

[lambtor@cyberplace.social]

@toxi it's like the raspberry pi shortage. but instead of just hobbyists getting screwed, it's ALL non-corporate buyers

[jwcph@helvede.net]

@toxi Well, in 10-15 years when the hardware stops working. Until then we're probably good; since this also pulls the rug from under the "buy a new laptop every 18 months" business model, software vendors will have no choice but to keep supporting whatever hardware & systems we all have...