While I am sure that mindset of the [older] users has something to do with it, I do think that a failure of design is also an important factor. As eyes loose t

While I am sure that mindset of the [older] users has something to do with it, I do think that a failure of design is also an important factor. As eyes loose the ability to focus on small fonts and fingers get less nimble, things like cell phones are a pain in the ass to use. As far as I know, no mobile phone designs have ever successfully addressed the needs of older people. They all pretty much suck to use if you're older than ~70.