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Offline spirantho

Re: Should a computer require learning or just be an appliance
« on: November 03, 2010, 07:53:33 PM »
I say "other" for this reason...

If popular computers like the Windows PC can be just simple button pushes, that's fine.... as long as there's an alternative that requires learning. Take just one or other and people lose out.

Having said that, of course, there's no OS yet close to being simple enough for Joe Public. Windows and MacOS both try but both are still far too complicated when something goes wrong. Plus a simple OS for everyone should be secure enough that the user can't do anything stupid like download viruses which spam the rest of us.
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