She stepped into one of those stores, and walked out with a Pentium 200 MMX and a three gig hard drive. She turns her computer on, boots it up, and puts it into DOS mode. The only thing that has changed is she has a faster modem. The closest system with the level of complexity I'm looking for is is Web TV or another so-called set top appliance, but it does not have the functionality. If the industry is moving anywhere, it's toward more power.
More power sells.
But the people who want more complexity are the ones who already have computers. They like computers. The rest of the people on this planet want tools. They can be complex, but they need to also be consistent and dependable. UNIX is consistent and dependable.