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This is actually quite important. After supporting my family and relatives with Linux and Windows for 15 years, I decided that I’ll only support them if they bu
by trm42 7y ago
This is actually quite important. After supporting my family and relatives with Linux and Windows for 15 years, I decided that I’ll only support them if they buy Macs. My time has become more precious to myself than it was without family and work. Some bought Macs and basically I may need to install some updates when visiting and point them to some software, nothing annoying or time consuming and no late-night helpdesk support calls.
Of course some relatives like my mom were cheapskates and did not buy Macs but then their problems are now somebody else’ problems. My personal life quality improved a lot after drawing the clear line.
And no, Macs are not completely problem-free but anecdatally a lot easier :)
- tracker1 7y agoWhen my grandmother's old PC laptop finally died, I got here a chromebook... absolutely bog simple and no virii. After my mom saw it, she switched to one too. IMHO even easier than a mac, though lower support. My other grandmother who lived local (before she passed last year) I had running on linux, with wine for a couple of her mid-90's era games, would stop by and run updates every few months. Definitely would not suggest windows for non-technical people if you can avoid it. And if you don't need local apps, omg chromebooks are great.