Re: computers
Originally Posted by
Longdogs
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I totally agree with you OGF. Imagine if when we buy laptops/computers the salesperson tells us that it's only going to work for five years or possibly less.
When Microsoft launch a new operating system, they have already produced the next two replacements.
I don't really find the geek sites very helpful as they are incapable of speaking basic English. They just love to show how clever they are by spouting computer language. If you do get to wade through it and decide to download a 'fix' even that is never straight forward, you have to hit the download button several times whilst side stepping all the adverts and stuff you would have to pay for. Plus there are all the dodgy sites that luckily my anti-virus software picks up.
I have worked with IT guys and in fact have been on several courses in the past, such as MCSE networking and they are a breed apart. Their minds work differently to the ordinary person- and they absolutely love it.
If I had applied the same logic to plumbing, fitting a new ball valve would have been known as applying a BS1212. (BS=British Standard - not Bull Sh*t)
Absolutely Longdogs, people buy a car, they don't need to know how it works or to keep taking it into the garage for updates. As long as it's reliable and keeps the rain off their heads great!
There might be more truth in what Realist says than we give him credit for. Every time someone buys a new computer or purchases the new all singing all dancing operating system, they are paying someone's wages at Microsoft. They don't want your computer to last a long time, so they develop a new Operating System, and guess what? Not only are you paying for the new O/S but you find you can't run half the stuff on it that you used to be able to.
Some car manufacturer once proclaimed that they make more money from selling the spare parts than they do from selling the new vehicles.....
I don't mind people who know the inside out's of computers on forums spreading the love.....But please don't frighten the average user with tales of fire and brimstone and make them go out and buy the latest software and security devices when, as Mart says...You probably will never need them. It's a bit like insurance, you can't insure everything, you have to draw the line somewhere and it might work out cheaper to take a hit.