Future Platform of Computing

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally posted by SteveDallas

But the early automobile owner did indeed have to have a fair amount of knowledge about the car. And, I think, you still need to know SOMETHING about what's under the hood if you don't want to be completely at the mercy of mechanics in deciding what needs to be done with your car. I'm not saying you need to be able to rebuild a transmission, but when they suggest that it might be time to replace your spark plugs or your timing belt, it's nice to have half a clue what they're talking about. ("Yeah, go ahead and do the timing belt... I don't want it to break, it's already been 10,000 miles since it was last changed." )

I agree wholeheartedly but the general public does not. They want to know how much extra the monthly payment will be with the maximum warranty they can get. When the PC stops doing what they want, they want to know Dell's phone number not how to recompile.