alt Hacker NewsLowering the cost of hardware still won't solve the issue. HBM and DDR5 was never cheap, even before the shortages, so selling a full inference system is beyond the acceptable price range for most casual customers.
We're going to see Apple and Google compete over services and AI/OS integration instead, it will probably be years before your OEM takes local models seriously.
Apple and Google (via smartphones) are in literally everyone's pocket.
Running KIMI on a phone is not possible today and I agree with you that it will "probably be years before..." it is.
But how many years do you guess? I personally do not think it will take even 10 years for the situation to be commonplace.