But there are still too many plugs, wires, and cables, and too few standards to entice the casual user. Power users will be happy with the technology, but most users will want to check back in 1999. 6.The government handcuffs the PC industry over encryption. Americans aren't the only ones who know how to write encryption software. Lastly, a lot of people believe that individuals ought to be able to keep their information private from competitors, from foreign governments, and even from their own governments.
Innocent people like to keep secrets, too.
7.Apple packs it in. Apple was great competition for Wintel. 8.It's not just Intel inside. You're better off allocating some of your CPU budget to more RAM and a multimedia coprocessor. 9.The year of. . . .