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AnthroPC's for rich people?
Mr_Rose:
Because none of the people who don't have one in the strip would want to own one even if they could afford it: Sven still uses paper to write his songs; Ms. Vance is probably old enough that they are still a frivolous novelty to her mind; Hannermom doubly so, plus can you imagine here taking care of a pet that wasn't a long-haired white cat? Didn't think so; and Natasha doesn't seem like the sort of person who would stick with one project long enough to get any decent use out of an AnthroPC.
P.S. Hanners is, according to Faye, "richer then the average Saudi prince" which makes a kind of sense given that here principal expenditures are food, cleaning products and rent, and here primary income is a skilled and nearly unique artisan craft that maybe three other people in the entire country would want/be able to do.
Spluff:
It's obvious. AnthroPC's are hipster junk.
Carl-E:
They're all the rage in Japan, where the models are much more advanced (like Momo), but they never really caught on in this country, especially due to the clunkiness and bugginess of the Windows models (Pintsize). And so few people can afford the Apple version (like Winslow). Only the highest eschelon of computer nerddom have the Linux versions (beardy), with homemade chassies (chassis? chasses? chassillies?).
But there are enough in North Hampton to throw a decent party on occasion!
LTK:
They're more widely used as kids' toys, and also regarded as such. While operating systems are inexpensive, the majority is tailored to babies and toddlers because these net the most profit. Because of this, systems for adults are generally only developed by independent programmers. As a rule, no two systems have the same personality, to prevent counterfeits. This means they take a long time to produce, making them so rare that even ones with personality glitches (Pintsize) are put on the market. Owning one also means a large amount of indie cred, of course.
Kugai:
AnthroPC's are all the offspring of the HAL9000's that really run the world
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