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It's not weird because it didn't happen.
by mdoms 5y ago
It's not weird because it didn't happen.
- wizzwizz4 5y agoIt's actually happened more than once. Perhaps the person you were replying to was lying; doesn't make their point valid, because it has actually happened. People can follow the most complicated step by step instructions if they're explained clearly enough, by someone they feel they don't need to trust, and there's an incentive to follow them.
- Aeolun 5y agoIf grandma ignores my advice and installs the unsafe app despite the steadily more large and screaming warnings doesn’t that become individual responsibility at some point?
- retsibsi 5y agoBut what do you want to ensure: that grandma only installs malware on her phone via mistakes she is individually responsible for, or that she doesn't install malware on her phone? Maybe for the abstract 'grandma' you would take the first option. But for someone you personally care about, you're not going to choose the option that predictably ends with her being harmed, even if it will be her own fault when it happens.
- Aeolun 5y agoYou may notice we don’t cover all power outlets because kids (or grandma) may stick their fingers in them either. I trust them not to do that. Then again, if iOS has a setting that ‘enables’ the unsafe app store I’m confident grandma won’t reach it since it’s hidden behind the actual passcode, not a fingerprint.
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- wizzwizz4 5y agoPower outlets in the UK have a mechanism to cover the live holes with a rubber plug unless the Earth pin is connected, so yes, we do.
- tshaddox 5y agoYou’re free to argue that, but my guess is that Apple actually cares about customer satisfaction regardless of who you or anyone else decides to blame for any particular instance of dissatisfaction.
- jjk166 5y agoAnd when grandma gives all of her retirement money to scammers by hitting the wrong button, she will get her rightful comeuppance dying on the street instead of taking up your guest bedroom. In the real world, avoiding mistakes is more important than people suffering the consequences of mistakes.