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Have you tried to explain that to your mum?

• count 16y ago
  Does it make a difference?
  • Tichy 16y ago
    Yes, because my claim was that closing apps is for experts only, just as uninstalling apps.
    • Tycho 16y ago
      But users can still see that an app is open because of its dock icon indicator, and also when they close the window, the application's menu is still visible in the menubar until they enter another app. So that helps.
• philwelch 16y ago
  My mother grasped the idea pretty easily, actually, but then again she always used Macs. If it wasn't for Windows confusing people by conflating windows with applications, I suspect most people's mothers wouldn't have a problem with it.
• chc 16y ago
  As a lab instructor at a community college, I explained this to hundreds of people. None had much trouble with it.