In the defense of end users, they got stuff to do and can’t be bothered to take the time which will make no obvious difference to what they need to do.
The average person can’t even describe how a toaster works, let alone anything even slightly more complicated.
And these users have skilletsskill sets in other areas - I don’t expect an accountant to know how a computer works, any more than they expect me to understand accountancy or finance.
which will make no obvious difference to what they need to do.
It would make a whole lot of difference. But it’s like learning math, or basic finance indeed. Sooo useful, improves your life tremendously, yet most people can’t be bothered.
Also in defense of end users, they are forced to use whatever OS their IT department provides.
The few users that would prefer Linux for instance, aren’t allowed to use it because it deviates from the company standard and makes things harder to maintain (security, backup, and so on).
I blame management that doesn’t listen to or hire qualified IT people. The average office worker has no say in what platforms or tools are used at a business.
People in large will keep using it because they’ve no clue what a computer is. They just recognise symbols and which order to click them.
The product keeps on getting worse.
People will get angry and look for political “solutions” to their own unwillingness to learn.
As a result all of networking and computing will be made worse, with lots of red tape, solidifying an oligarchy, penalizing the alternatives.
Just like how there were 1000s of car makers in the 20th century, but now only a handfull. Legislating cars to be shitty DRM-ed smartphones on wheels.
In the defense of end users, they got stuff to do and can’t be bothered to take the time which will make no obvious difference to what they need to do.
The average person can’t even describe how a toaster works, let alone anything even slightly more complicated.
And these users have
skilletsskill sets in other areas - I don’t expect an accountant to know how a computer works, any more than they expect me to understand accountancy or finance.It would make a whole lot of difference. But it’s like learning math, or basic finance indeed. Sooo useful, improves your life tremendously, yet most people can’t be bothered.
Tragedy of the commons.
Also in defense of end users, they are forced to use whatever OS their IT department provides.
The few users that would prefer Linux for instance, aren’t allowed to use it because it deviates from the company standard and makes things harder to maintain (security, backup, and so on).
I blame management that doesn’t listen to or hire qualified IT people. The average office worker has no say in what platforms or tools are used at a business.