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submitted 4 weeks ago by MycelialMass@lemmy.world to c/linux@lemmy.ml

They're in their 60's, finally convinced them.

They say things like "This is the same..."

and I'm like

"Ya because that's Firefox, the only program you use..."

"What was Windows even doing for us?"

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[-] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 6 points 4 weeks ago

Great! I've got my Dad on it, just need to get my mom off of her iPad now

[-] CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee 5 points 4 weeks ago

iPads are solid devices. They're expensive yeah but at least it's not a fucking Windows tablet. And if you need something just downright idiot proof Apple has got your back.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

Somehow iOS confused my technology illiterate mother, but she knows how to use Android.

[-] VintageGenious@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 weeks ago

Because ios/ipados ui is very bad and unintuitive.

To make it look "clean" and "minimalistic" you actual features are hidden behind hidden menus, you need to use the share menu to do basic file operations that are not share related, and they keep adding more unrelated functions either there in the text selection overlay.

The worse is that when something doesn't work you cannot do anything since it should look good, so if an app starts bugging (which can actually happen a lot), you wan't be able to properly see what's happening maybe you can empty cache in their messed up settings where every new app is a new setting tab..., won't be able to pick default app for opening something, you might as well uninstall other apps to select default banking app. Basically every time there's a problem, you will not have possibility to fix it because it's supposed to be problem less, which it isn't

[-] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

technology related muscle memory? once people learn a thing, its hard to convince them to relearn something new ... especially when you "are just doing the same thing anyway".

[-] ThillyGooth@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

This sounds about right. My parents only use their browsers. They literally do not use any applications outside of the browser. They would be just fine on Linux but change is scary and everything just works.

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