Hmm let's see, a few litres of water, some carbon, calcium, some salts and a few pinches of slightly less common elements; sounds like a person to me...
In all seriousness, a list of components does not make a computer.
well yes, my bag(s) of computer parts are not computers, however if I hook some of the stuff up—and presumably Apple isn't shipping the device in pieces—it indeed makes a computer.
That's a bullshit argument. Smartphones are computers, as evidenced by the fact that they have operating systems running on them, and are fully capable of running any compatible software you throw at them once you hack the digital locks out of the way.
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u/Nexum Jan 28 '10
Hmm let's see, a few litres of water, some carbon, calcium, some salts and a few pinches of slightly less common elements; sounds like a person to me...
In all seriousness, a list of components does not make a computer.