It's much more simple: Normal people (read: not us) buy computers to accomplish a given task, computers are merely tools; a computer and a can opener are exactly the same thing. If the computer serves its user's purpose, that's all that matters.
That is to say: Normal people couldn't care less about fleedumb and rible. Normal people care about getting shit done; presently, locked down smartphones get shit done better than any other computational device for normal people.
I also buy computers and phones to accomplish task.
Those task are, however, way more diverse than task people you are referring to are willing to accomplish.
That is to say: Normal people couldn't care less about fleedumb and rible. Normal people care about getting shit done; presently, locked down smartphones get shit done better than any other computational device for normal people.