> I mentioned I am working on replacements for the usual local PC software stack ..."exactly"

Very good, when you replace it, use it to create all the shiny things you dream about, it should be a breeze, use AI to create everything you need. We, the less fortunate, are going to stay with the browser only until you save the world and not a minute longer.

> I will stick to phone apps and run what I want on my PC.

I also run what I want on my PC and what I want in my browser and I don't want phone apps because they are restricted to a tightly controlled environment. Are you going to replace that one too? With something free and open? AI should do it with a couple of prompts, right?

> And I have achieved this in just a few weeks

That's wonderful, I wish you luck, seriously.

> EE who has developed software from hardware up for over 20 years... has provided the context to bring "fairy tales" to life.

Until you bring them to life, they remain fairy tales - not my call, that's how it works and has always worked. I don't see why we should discuss something that isn't there and address claims that cannot be verified in any way.

More importantly, I don't see why we should abandon vital and indispensable infrastructure just because you say so and because you can get by using something much more restricted for your narrow purposes. I mean, show me, don't tell me.