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"Most of the don't even now (sic) what a browser is." Bullshit. Its time for us to get off our high horses and realize its not 2001 anymore. Users know what a
by dfc 14y ago
"Most of the don't even now (sic) what a browser is."
Bullshit. Its time for us to get off our high horses and realize its not 2001 anymore. Users know what a web browser is, its the thing they use "to surf the internet." Just like MS Word is the thing they use to write a document.
- Cyranix 14y agoA stronger counter-claim would have included non-anecdotal data.
- dfc 14y agoI think you may have hit reply on the wrong link. I did not include any data or anecdotes. Maybe you meant to reply to the parent "a stronger claim would have included any supporting data"?
- dangrossman 14y agoFrom 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4MwTvtyrUQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4MwTvtyrUQ
- daave 14y agoI wish you were right, but sadly I don't believe it. My crappy anecdotal evidence is that less than 50% of my non-dev friends know what a browser is. They generally use the default browser that comes with their system (Safari or IE), and they call it "The Internet".
- dubfan 14y agoThey may know intuitively what a browser is, but they don't always know it as a "browser". When I did public-facing tech support, I found I encountered much less confusion when I told people to "pull up Google" or "go to Yahoo" versus "start your browser". Doing tech support work interacting with the generally computer non-literate is like civil service for the tech world. It's not pleasant but it expands your perspective, and many HN readers would do well to go through it.