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nickthaskater t1_jbl1l8b wrote

Reply to comment by Eggnart in Miraxess MiraDock turns (some) smartphones into desktop computers (pre-order $139) by giuliomagnifico

So at what point do the components become the thing? How is a collection of parts, like a case, motherboard, CPU, PSU etc. any different than a dock and a phone collectively becoming a PC?

"Desktop computer" has no inherent meaning.

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Eggnart t1_jblvxo1 wrote

It’s not that deep, COMPUTER is the important part here.

You know, a machine that performs computations. A computer.

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nickthaskater t1_jblzfod wrote

> You know, a machine that performs computations. A computer.

The phone is the computer. The hub makes it a "desktop" computer.

The components of a desktop computer are the computer. The case makes it a "desktop" computer.

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