Dan & Ses,

There must be millions already that have a keyboard controller hooked up to a PC. They have to deal with the boot time, installation problems and viruses anyway. For them it would be a great improvement to have an all-in-one device.

I remember back in 1986 there was the introduction of a user-friendly computer called the Atari ST. It had a Macintosh/Windows type operating system when all the PC's where still running MS-DOS. The operating system was in ROM so it booted in seconds. But when new technology arrived like CD-ROM, better soundcards and faster modems, you couldn't upgrade it. And when a certain program was recommended to you, you couldn't run it because it would only run on MS-DOS.

So in the end people didn't choose for user-friendlyness, but for upgradebility, compatibily and price/quality. If you don't want to deal with the typical PC problems, you can keep on using the traditional arrangers and workstations. They will surely keep on producing a few models of those for the next decades.

Jos