[akkartik]

It's quite possible I'm too far captured by my own belief system, because it seems not a contest. Perhaps someone else needs to write the rebuttal, and defend mainstream software with constant bugs, vulnerabilities that stay unpatched for months, and unaccountable "feature" additions.

I'm not saying we should use situated software everywhere. I'm saying we should _try to_ use situated software everywhere. I think of this as evolutionary adaptation advice. Akin to, "you're evolved to climb trees, avoid plains." My hope is to stimulate demand for situated software, with cascading improvements in availability and convenience.

Situated software has costs of convenience. To that I say, "suck it up." It's good for you. With the full knowledge that most people will ignore me.

It's important to weight the costs on both sides by the impact when costs occur. That's a big part of why I think it's not a contest. One 0-day pays for thousands of problems on the other side.