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Re:Your Computer Isn't Yours by a_c_s on Friday November 13, 2020 @09:16AM (#25082326)
Right, they just need an expert to install things for them to get started... that's not simple enough for people who don't have an expert they can call.
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Re:Your Computer Isn't Yours by wott on Friday November 13, 2020 @10:51AM (#25083485)
Why could anyone's auntie do it when they needed MS-DOS or Windows installed in the 90s, and they could not do it any more today? The 'expert' being a neighbour, the little nephew himself, or whichever friend of the family.
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Re:Your Computer Isn't Yours by zepto on Friday November 13, 2020 @01:23PM (#25085589)
The world outside of Linux has moved on from people needing experts to set up computers.

Today we just tell auntie to buy an iPad.

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Re:Your Computer Isn't Yours by watertom on Friday November 13, 2020 @09:51AM (#25082773)
or, trust.
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