So it's true, Microsoft is dying: http://paulgraham.com/microsoft.html

This is obviously an excellent representative sample to make that claim literally.

It's not intended as a full replacement. It's about reducing your technology for a few days in order to get proficient in the console. The browsers are just because we all need google or hacker news sooner or later.

With respect: "larval mode makes you learn things" is obvious even without a blog post.