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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by ekianjo on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @10:45AM (#15798227)
No, they are uneducated about the complexity of what they are dealing with, big difference. Not stupid and unable to learn.
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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by ryanlol on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @10:48AM (#15798252)
Do you think it’s a Good Thing when users lose all of their data to WannaCry or have their bank accounts emptied? I do not.

The vast majority of users simply do not benefit from being exposed to such complexity, it certainly shouldn’t be the default.

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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by BeefySwain on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @10:59AM (#15798379)
You can both lock down the UI to minimize user error, and allow informed users to have complete control of the system.

Think safety locks on pill bottles or cabinets.

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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by macintux on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @11:06AM (#15798430)
There are plenty of people who can't be trusted not to make poor decisions about technology they don't understand. Safety locks aren't enough.
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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by njarboe on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @11:38AM (#15798779)
Live and learn?
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Re:HP installs system-slowing spyware on its PCs by ryanlol on Tuesday November 28, 2017 @11:42AM (#15798814)
Not a good approach when designing products for the masses.
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