Re: Gotta luv them Softies...
> On my laptop and desktop I happily run
Because it was equipment sold under the quaint old system of yesteryear. Nowadays your laptop and desktop would be boot locked and brick themselves after 2-3 years to force you to buy new stuff.
You're not really "buying" hardware anymore, you only rent a conditional and limited right to use it for a short period as the manufacturer sees fit. Phones are the most obvious examples of this new system, but you find it on other devices and household appliances. Given it makes marketing feel all warm and fuzzy, this new system will quickly spread to everything else too (furniture which falls apart after a couple years, anyone?).
Biting the hand that feeds IT
