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We all had to learn this at some point, everyone tries to get their parents running Linux so they don't have to fix Windows viruses.
by systems_glitch 4y ago
We all had to learn this at some point, everyone tries to get their parents running Linux so they don't have to fix Windows viruses.
- lowbloodsugar 4y agoI think you're joking? My mom has a mac so she can go chat with the nice young people at the nearby Apple Store when she needs something fixed, which she inevitably does. We also learned not to buy her a desktop, like an iMac, because then she can't take it into the Apple Store for them to undo whatever damage she has wrought. So macbook for her, and peace of mind for me.
- systems_glitch 4y agoThat is exactly my point! The article talks about the wrong-fit but well intentioned tech solution resulting in the end user not being able to use the thing for a higher percentage of the time than the old, broken thing it replaced. I also eventually made the same choice, and switched my parents from Linux to Mac after I realized that Linux was definitely not the Right Thing for them. Still had to learn the lesson, though :P