The operating system matters less when programs can be provided online.
Much of personal computing, especially in the consumer market, has become based on the Internet -- instant messaging and downloading music, for example -- so that the underlying operating system matters less.
Some writers are upset about this, but they really shouldn't be: The fact is that, to a consumer who just wants a phone that can make calls, send text messages and surf the Internet, the difference between operating systems matters less than the difference between 3G and 4G speeds.
But since 1989, Britain and Argentina have agreed not to let this dispute prejudice otherwise normal relations, and have co-operated on matters such as oil exploration and fisheries.
It is also expected that the governance review will further formalise the relationship between the executive and BBC Trust over how it operates over matters of policy.
She spoke of being torn between firing every transgressing official and keeping enough ministers and staff members at their desks so the government can go on operating, no matter how badly it is compromised.
Yes, they're both technically computers in a sense, but form factors, available resources, and operating systems matter, amongst other things.
Such reminders drive home the point that not only do ideological operating systems matter, but also that getting their design -- including seemingly minor surface symbols -- wrong can make the difference between a thriving, flourishing society and one being torn apart by its unexorcised internal demons.
It's the only way Poroshenko knows how to operate, no matter how virtuous his goals.
