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For a non-tech regular user who just want to get some work done Internet Explorer was indeed the internet. In India even to this day for a vast majority YouTub
by vishnugupta 5y ago
For a non-tech regular user who just want to get some work done Internet Explorer was indeed the internet.
In India even to this day for a vast majority YouTube/FB/WA is all the internet is. It's not at all unusual for people to walk up to a mom-and-pop store to top-up their data plan asking them to "recharge my WhatsApp balance". Even carriers have specialised data packs that are tied to a specific product/service.
And to be fair this is just how it'll be with any product/tech. As an example, in India Xerox literally stands for photocopy https://imgur.com/a/66TnCog https://imgur.com/a/66TnCog
- GreenWatermelon 5y agoThe Xerox-copy thing is pretty interesting. Here in Egypt, Pampers is the word used for diapers, and for a while, IPad meant any kind of tablet. I wonder what type of cultural memes exist for other cultures, similar to these examples.