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Users never wanted to be computer literate. Many of them saw computers as a tool, like a hammer or a car. Super locked down devices that are fast and easy to u
by nunez 3y ago
Users never wanted to be computer literate. Many of them saw computers as a tool, like a hammer or a car.
Super locked down devices that are fast and easy to use is better than everyone getting pwned by viruses because they can't be bothered to install an antivirus or not share their passwords with strangers.
- dragonwriter 3y ago> Users never wanted to be computer literate. Many of them saw computers as a tool, like a hammer or a car. Cars have an associated “literacy”, too. (Really, so do hammers, but its comparatively trivial.)
- GenericDev 3y agoThis assumes a lot about users. I'm a user. I want a device that's fair, controllable, extendable, customizable, and lets me control my own data.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- rchaud 3y agoWhen was the last time you heard of someone getting pwned by a virus on their computer? Viruses and malware were common in the 2000s desktop computing era, pre-Windows Defender. Not now.