Steve Rae
Marco ArmentRE: https://oldbytes.space/@CodingItWrong/116330777729685175
Absolutely not. iPhones and iPads and Macs and Apple Watches and AirPods and HomePods and Vision Pro and tons of other products are all computers.
WowSuchCyber@marcoarment I, for one, dearly regret their wifi access points and would gladly see them coming back.
Josh Justice@marcoarment thanks, that's a valuable clarification. some folks argue that an iPhone isn't a computer due to limitations, so (apart from different views on that) it's helpful to know that that point isn't what you have in mind here 👍
Mark Otway@CodingItWrong
Those folks should consider that 20-30 years ago, getting a computer with the same compute power and screen resolution as a modern smartphone would have needed hundreds of thousands of dollars, and a large room to house it in.
@marcoarment
Those folks should consider that 20-30 years ago, getting a computer with the same compute power and screen resolution as a modern smartphone would have needed hundreds of thousands of dollars, and a large room to house it in.
@marcoarment
@marcoarment If you can’t install software on it, it’s not a computer.
The AirPods don’t count: they contain a computer for their own use, but they are not a computer for the user.