[Danox]

As a refugee from the 1980s I remember all of the vertical computer companies that were out there all competing against each other but Wintel won, it is not too late for a new operating system or new hardware and in light of all this money being spent on AI currently it could still be done, but there seems to be no will to do so.

You don’t need Apple, Microsoft or Linux approval if you have the talent and the money you can create your own ecosystem. I would’ve loved to have bought a Next computer or a SGI computer back in the day, but I couldn’t afford it at that time.

Someone talented or a group of someone’s who don’t know any better will get the ball rolling again.

[skybrian]

There are plenty of people running Linux. The Framework laptop looks pretty sweet. Raspberry Pis are popular and cheap.

It's not mainstream but it doesn't have to be. You could use an iPhone and another computer for hacking.