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 -- NonaFarahnik - 05 Apr 2010 My dad has never made the effort to be fluent in anything more than basic technology. When he wants music on his iPod he asks me or one of my siblings to do it for him. It is painful to watch him use his blackberry. He probably opens a web browser 4 or 5 times a year to google something (after calling and asking me how to get to google) and has no idea about what he is actually doing or what is actually happening when he interacts with the Internet. He also refuses to learn. At the same time, he is a compulsive tech-shopper who always wants the latest version of what he cannot use.
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I see that, very nice. Do you think this will become a widespread phenomenon, with the technologically challenged buying iPads and benefiting from this new device, or do you figure it'll mostly be bought up by those seeking to demonstrate their status?

I still have to observe, I've never encountered anyone who expressed a deep-seated desire to use computers, but was just too intimidated by the technology. In my experience, most folks who don't use computers do not want to use computers, and simplifying things as far as the iPad has is not going to benefit anyone very much in the long run.

Here's a link to an article (on a very serious and well-respected site) I ran across today. http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/02/why-i-wont-buy-an-ipad-and-think-you-shouldnt-either.html

-- MichaelHilton - 25 Apr 2010

 
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