Universality
v One property of computers is that anything one
computer can do, any other computer can do it, too.
o Usually one computer can do the task faster than the other,
but they are both able to do it
v This is a fundamental property, called universality
v Thus, no one can claim to create a more powerful
computer in the sense that it is capable of more
sophisticated computations than another computer
Compete on speed, memory capacity, reliability, price,
etc. but not the ability to solve more complex problems