With more and more big players starting production of customized private proprietary hardware compatibility becomes increasingly difficult.
Which works out well for the big players who can leverage it as lock ins.
Regular people wont be able to buy the chips from Microsoft, Google,
and you only get M* chips if you buy Apple hardware.
Good luck with the frankenMacs now.
At the same time devices that you buy get locked into company as well,
and if that company goes out of business you are screwed.
Like I was when Ambi Climate closed up shop and left with e-waste.
All the hardware I need is in there but I can do anything with it.
Or when Google decided to close down access for Lenovo Displays, because
they didnt want to support 3rd party Displays anymore.
Two more e-waste devices for me.
(There might be a way to save the Displays I just haven't got in working yet)
Open, compatible, standardized omni purpose hardware seems to be dying.
Much more profit in lock ins
Regular people wont be able to buy the chips from Microsoft, Google, and you only get M* chips if you buy Apple hardware.
Good luck with the frankenMacs now.
At the same time devices that you buy get locked into company as well, and if that company goes out of business you are screwed.
Like I was when Ambi Climate closed up shop and left with e-waste. All the hardware I need is in there but I can do anything with it.
Or when Google decided to close down access for Lenovo Displays, because they didnt want to support 3rd party Displays anymore. Two more e-waste devices for me. (There might be a way to save the Displays I just haven't got in working yet)
Open, compatible, standardized omni purpose hardware seems to be dying. Much more profit in lock ins