Personal Computing 2.0: It's time for a personal computing revolution
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- Early personal computing (circa 1995) was ad-free and user-controlled, but limited in connectivity and power.
- The internet era brought vast information but later degraded due to big tech monetization, leading to a 'dead internet' filled with AI slop.
- Personal Computing 2.0 aims to reverse this by placing AI and technology subservient to humans, with data ownership as its central principle.
- Key features include cross-platform compatibility, multi-vendor support, privacy preservation, and the ability to seamlessly migrate providers.
- It enables adaptive computing by unifying all user data, allowing instant search, personalized interfaces, and new capabilities like AI-powered interaction.
- The vision emphasizes collaborative creation and sharing of computing environments, reclaiming power from big tech for the common good.