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When it comes to parents, a 'tech support call' is not just a tech support call, it's a chance for them to talk to their kids.

• mpweiher 8y ago
  So this comes down to "After I switched my parents to Linux, they don't want to talk to me any more"...
  • 5580 8y ago
    Sometimes elimination of "technical difficulties" greatly reduces time spent together.
  • gumby 8y ago
    In my case, if only!
• code_duck 8y ago
  It can be. Not in my brother’s case, though - he lived with my parents and my mother used to harass him about computer problems daily. Linux helped, but now she has a Chromebook and her computer problems come down to confusion about where and how she is signed in.
• Svip 8y ago
  I don't mind talking to my parents or grandparents, but I just want our conversations to be about something else than computers. There is nothing worse than being with your family, and constantly dreading the moment they are going to ask about 'fixing their computer'. It makes one look forward to talk with one's (grand)parents.
  • noir_lord 8y ago
    I hate that as well. I got in from work on Friday and got handed an ipad that wouldn't connect to the wifi and a laptop that has some weird malware. I love my family but after a hard days programming dealing with that stuff is tiresome.
• ddebernardy 8y ago
  When you regularly get calls to fix this or that and spend 30-min to half a day or more dealing with whatever problem they have, there comes a time where enough is enough and you get them a Mac or install Linux. Also, it's not just parents or grand parents. It's also siblings, in-laws, and their respective close circles.