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Just an observation. Let the hatin' begin.
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I have a feeling that "old" for the OP is anyone over 18. That, at least, is my seven year-old's perspective.
I do love the irony of all the people saying they love macs because they're so "intuitive" and yet they're at the Apple store taking classes learning how to use them. Aww, the power of marketing...
@OP - I totally missed that Jack Handy reference at first since so many people always use a name like that as their signature. After that was revealed I did get a little chuckle.
@OP - I totally missed that Jack Handy reference at first since so many people always use a name like that as their signature. After that was revealed I did get a little chuckle.
I do love how nobody in the thread (or even recent memory) fits that description. Seriously, show me all the people who are doing both things you said. Aww, the power of making up &@#%.
I wasn't talking about anyone in the thread - I'm talking about real life experiences of watching all the Apple classes happen while I'm at the genius bar waiting for my iPhone to get replaced, and hearing people say "Oh that just makes so much sense" and the Apple employees saying that's "because Macs are intuitive"
- Much like what was being discussed in post #1.Awww the power of not understanding a post
I wasn't talking about anyone in the thread - I'm talking about real life experiences of watching all the Apple classes happen while I'm at the genius bar waiting for my iPhone to get replaced, and hearing people say "Oh that just makes so much sense" and the Apple employees saying that's "because Macs are intuitive"
Awww the power of not understanding a post
Oh I understood it, it was from some poster who snarks at people who say things colloquially and casually. Ha ha those people, right? Buncha marketing dupes. High five cool guy
someone's major fail in attempting to mimic really old, culturally irrelevant humor. see below.
this.
Ha ha. High Five right back at you cooler guy
Jesus. how old are you, twelve?
They all appeared to be mid 70's
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I realize that they did not grow up with computers. I think it is awesome that they are learning to use technology so late in life. I think it is also awesome that Apple offers workshops like these. My point was that the unexpected site of it all (a bunch of mid 70's folks sitting in folding chairs in a circle in the middle of a really busy Apple Store on a Friday night) was both comical and heartwarming at the same time. I'm saying that if I was a bed ridden old man in a nursing home, that my life would be made much better by having use of an iPad. The people that I thank are wankers are the ones who grew up with technology and still can't deal with something as simple as an iPad. It doesn't get any simpler.
"Old people" buy Apple stuff because as far as being complicated, it's probably the lesser of the evils. My parents, who were recently sold on a Galaxy Tab at US Cellular and then returned it when they realized how frustrating it was to use, recently bought a Verizon iPad. They find it much more intuitive and user friendly, but my mom still wants to go and take a couple of classes to make sure she's using it to its full capabilities. I can't fault her for that--to her, ALL gadgets are confusing, whether it's a phone, tablet, or computer.
The iTunes thing had been hard to explain to her. Our conversation yesterday went something like this:
mom: Why can't I download apps?
me: Because you haven't plugged your iPad into the computer and activated it on iTunes yet.
mom: The guy at Verizon said I didn't have to do that.
me: Well, he's wrong. You do. In a month when the new iOS comes out, you won't have to do that anymore.
mom: So I don't need my computer anymore.
me: Yes, you do, at least for another month. Then the new iOS comes out.
mom: What's iOS?
So yes, the iPad is an awesome, easy to use, highly capable piece of gadgetry. But in the grand scheme of things, it's still hard for "old people" to understand what it is/does. I find that once they really get going on it though, it's like second nature.
The iTunes thing had been hard to explain to her. Our conversation yesterday went something like this:
mom: Why can't I download apps?
me: Because you haven't plugged your iPad into the computer and activated it on iTunes yet.
mom: The guy at Verizon said I didn't have to do that.
me: Well, he's wrong. You do. In a month when the new iOS comes out, you won't have to do that anymore.
mom: So I don't need my computer anymore.
me: Yes, you do, at least for another month. Then the new iOS comes out.
mom: What's iOS?
So yes, the iPad is an awesome, easy to use, highly capable piece of gadgetry. But in the grand scheme of things, it's still hard for "old people" to understand what it is/does. I find that once they really get going on it though, it's like second nature.
Just an observation. I'm fairly sure that "the guy at Verizon" is not an "old person." At least they're aren't any "old people" working at my local Verizon store. Yet they are jam packed with misinformation and ignorance about the products they sell.
It's certainly true that unfamiliarity with recent technology is more widespread among folks in my (ancient) generation than among those 30-40 years younger. The problem is sometimes exacerbated, though, by the "expertise" claimed by members of the latter group.