It's the right thing to do, but I suspect the timing. Why did they wait to now. Oh, because AI is a big data consumer, and even a few monster-companies who want it--will join the millions of people they view as meaningless--and something might get done. : /

AI is a useless fad.

...how nature points out the folly of man: Gozilla! --Blue Oyster Cult

A poor comparison: 8-speed automatic to a 6-speed manual.

There's no reason for a machine to make a noise that sounds like the human word "I."

I agree!

The old Ubuntu would have never used Snaps. Apt works, fullstop.

I can buy replacement bearings for my THK linear ways. They can be measured and bought. Yes, the parts are grouped and fitted, but the possibility of replacement isn't thwarted. There is a difference between tolerances and interdiction.

Also aftermarket crankshafts do exist--even for matched cases. Notice the category: https://www.scooterpartsco.com...

--Colossus, "Forbin Project."

He went from journeling for those who could not--to seeking revenge on governments. When you ARE the news, there is a problem.

For hundreds of years, doctors kept their records in the office, with fewer problems than what we now have.

Once the AI fueled economy takes 10% of the workforce, walla! We have a depression.

Likely no one else but you thinks that keyed parts are good, but you.

I think we need to again rediscover the personal computer. A computer that is wired to someone else's computer on the internet is neither your computer nor a personal one.

In Santa Clara County, where there are now over 10,000 homeless people, some of which are employed in low-paying jobs--the city planners are unsure if even the dirt over the landfill is good enough for homeless people. And remember, before you go out today--throw your keys back into your house and lock the door.