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Re:Apple Maps on the web launches in beta by pcardoso on Thursday July 25, 2024 @10:42AM (#41069267)
Of course I can. Add cleaning water, check oil levels, replace a light bulb. No much else I can do, but others may, and other won't even do any of this.

Point is, this is not a binary choice. Between user and developer there are many people with varying skills that will use a user-agent switcher if needed.

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Re:Apple Maps on the web launches in beta by philistine on Thursday July 25, 2024 @11:52AM (#41070097)
It’s not about capability, it’s about interest.

Most people could do a bit under the hood of a car, but they simply don’t care.

It’s the same thing with computers. Most users are savvy. They just don’t care.

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Re:Apple Maps on the web launches in beta by steve1977 on Thursday July 25, 2024 @12:43PM (#41070693)
In my experience (systems engineer/devops for both Windows and Linux for more than 25 years), very few users are actually savvy. Even those working in tech.
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Re:Apple Maps on the web launches in beta by philistine on Thursday July 25, 2024 @05:14PM (#41073477)
Our definition of savvy probably differs.
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Re:Apple Maps on the web launches in beta by steve1977 on Friday July 26, 2024 @01:59AM (#41076126)
That is possible. Mine would be more or less "someone who knows what they're doing"
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