Why aren't hardware and OSes more standardized? (Was: C64 drive)

[Jason Spiro]

On 7/12/06, phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org <phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I'm quite happy with today's technology, thank-you very much.

I am not. Today's technology is far too unreliable and hard to use for my taste.

Why, after all this time, can't one buy one of ten types of Standard
PC, with your choice of one of 10 Standard OSes, and since the
Standard PC is guaranteed to have certain hardware components
built-in, everything is guaranteed to work.

Reminds me of Apple.

Also, why can't one buy a computer, plug it into the, um, Internet
jack in the wall, and click the Email button and your email will work
right away? With just a fingerprint, and no username or password, if
you so choose when you call Bell or Rogers to order Internet service.

Regards,
Jason

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