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Re:Unifying iPadOS and macOS by mhuffman on Saturday August 14, 2021 @09:41AM (#28180532)
>That barrier is vital for people who did not grow up with tech to interact and experiment with it.

Who are you talking about? Senior citizens? Or maybe people outside of the US in developing countries? Because anyone under 50 in the US has grown up around tech.

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Re:Unifying iPadOS and macOS by gjsman-1000 on Saturday August 14, 2021 @09:42AM (#28180541)
Don't just assume that default. Remember more than 10% of the US still doesn't have internet, and a shocking portion of the US has smartphones as their only method of computing and would be dumbfounded at a PC.
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Re:Unifying iPadOS and macOS by mhuffman on Saturday August 14, 2021 @10:01AM (#28180706)
Yeah, I don't buy that, unless you are talking about the Amish or someone willfully avoiding technology. And in that case, we are not really losing "future techies" are we?

Regarding the smartphone point, again, you might be talking about elderly people or self-isolated people. Otherwise all people under 50 have used computers in their school classes and would not be dumbfounded at a PC.

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