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I think you overestimate the tech skills of your average user. I know so many people for whom typing "how do I X" in Google is too difficult, and will flat out
by leadingthenet 7y ago
I think you overestimate the tech skills of your average user. I know so many people for whom typing "how do I X" in Google is too difficult, and will flat out refuse to do it.
That's not to say that I think we should be dumbing down software for them. In fact, we should be doing the exact opposite.
- umanwizard 7y agoYou're not wrong. I suppose all I can say is that software companies have every right in a free society to cater to people like that to the detriment of technical users... and I have every right to vote with my feet and wallet. (There's a reason OpenBSD and macOS are both alive and well.)