Things I want a computer company to be
- Hardware manufacturer
- Operating system vendor
- Model for how to build the best software for their platform
- Good corporate citizen
- Inspiration
Things I don't want a computer company to be
- Music store
- Music streaming service
- Television studio
- Movie studio
- News aggregator
- Fitness studio
- Advertisement company
- Bank
- Credit card company
- Bookstore
- Subscription podcast service
- Messaging platform
- Video game distributor
- Cloud storage service
- Online meetings host
- Email service
- Health platform
- Internet proxy
- Software gatekeeper
- Arbiter of other company's business models
- The entire amount of commerce
- Monopoly
- The Police
Things I'm purposefully not putting on a list
- Calendar, contacts, notes, and reminders sync service
- Mapping provider
- Connected home platform
- Virtual assistant
- Software storefront
- Web browser vendor
The problem with all of the above, is that there aren't any computer companies left.