The problem is, with all the naysayers and luddites, their combined negative outlook slows everything down instead of speeding it up by poisoning popular sentiment which is why it takes an Elon Musk to make electric cars and space companies. It's not that Ford could not have done it, it's that Ford and similar companies are staffed by people terrified to make a decision and try anything new unless it's 100% obvious that the time for a thing has come, which is usually when a competitor starts doing it.
No, in the case of electric cars it's that Ford and the other makers of ICE cars realize that they stand to make a bigger profit with ICE-based cars than with electric cars because maintenance cost of the ICEs is higher and they get a big cut of that pie. Because the barriers to entry in the vehicle production market are so high, it's better for the established players to continue business as usual until either legislation or new successful competitors force them to change.
You've deviated from the original point of your GGGP post. My reply is that you should use tools optimized for the tasks you perform, and with computers, the operating system's HCI model is very much a functional part of the system. Screwdrivers can be used to hammer in nails, and hammers can drive in screws (very poorly), but it's better to use the appropriate tools for the job. You shouldn't expect to use the tools and skills optimized for content consumption to carry over for content creation. Portions of the hardware may be general purpose (although even that's debatable as mobile processors are optimized for low power consumption whereas desktop components don't have the same power constraints and tend to be optimized for performance), but the O/S HCI shouldn't be. You don't use a shovel to dig a swimming pool, and a backhoe is overkill for tilling a vegetable garden.
But the difference between the UI of a tablet and the UI of a desktop PC is a matter of software, not hardware.
So touchscreens are a common and primary form of input for desktops? Never mind. However I see your (new) point regarding adding a keyboard and mouse to a tablet (presumably via Bluetooth, although I suppose you might be able to use a powered USB hub with some tablets). Yes, Windows is proprietary system created by a for-profit corporation which chooses to enforce market segmentation to maximize profits. They've been doing it, and been publicly lambasted for it for at least 20 years, so it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. If you want to use your tablet as a desktop for content creation, you could always wipe Windows 8.1 from your tablet and switch to a Linux distribution, or perhaps re-size/re-partition storage and dual boot. Ideally Windows would present a Metro interface in tablet mode, and detect when you are plugged in to a keyboard/mouse/screen dock and automatically switch to a desktop UI. Microsoft have chosen to not do what is best for their users (provide flexibility) to make up for the fact that they are years behind competing mobile O/S solutions in developing mobile apps by artificially pumping up the market for Metro apps for developers. Caveat Emptor.
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