This is how everyone used to build computers, PCs just became the outliers due to way things went with IBM/Microsoft.
Now with the all-in-one models, it seems even PCs are getting back to those days.
1 - Mismanagement from Atari, Commodore and others
2 - Microsoft deals with OEMs
3 - Pretty cheap Taiwan and Chinese parts, some of them with doubtful quality
4 - Windows piracy, alongside the cheap parts, allowed many small PC shops to thrive and offer nicer deals
5 - PCs were the majority of computers at work and school, so the only one parents saw as a good buy for their children future.
This is how everyone used to build computers, PCs just became the outliers due to way things went with IBM/Microsoft.
Now with the all-in-one models, it seems even PCs are getting back to those days.