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unity · 02-03-2008, 03:57 PM

But I am NOT worried about viruses! LOL I think thats what got this going :) hehe

Anyway, the truth is the number of PC users like you versus the rest is so small. You know what you are doing, most dont. Most pay once for anti-whatever software when they get their new PC and thats is, they never bother to re-new.

Remember when you used to HAVE to learn how to use a PC or even a Mac. To use a computer was almost a privilege. You sorta had to know what you where doing. Now days the power of computing is for anyone, but not everyone knows what they are doing.

The best analogy I can think of is with cars. Long ago when the first automobiles came out the owner knew what they were doing. They knew how to operate it. They knew it needed oil and how to check it and they new it needed new tires every now and then. Later on as car became more plentiful and available you ended up with housewives that only drove it. They did not know how to fill it with gas (like my grandma) and when they over-heated them they figured "they could still make it home".

I am sure that in 20 years or more the generation off n00bs will be educated enough to get by or computers will be idiot proof enough to be safe in anyones hands.

By the way, I still have a Lisa - if you know what that is and an original Atari! lol

02-03-2008, 03:57 PM	#27 (permalink)
unity I vote for DERF! Join Date: Jan 6 2004 Location: Midwest-ish Posts: 2,381 Rep Power: 5	Re: youtube But I am NOT worried about viruses! LOL I think thats what got this going :) hehe Anyway, the truth is the number of PC users like you versus the rest is so small. You know what you are doing, most dont. Most pay once for anti-whatever software when they get their new PC and thats is, they never bother to re-new. Remember when you used to HAVE to learn how to use a PC or even a Mac. To use a computer was almost a privilege. You sorta had to know what you where doing. Now days the power of computing is for anyone, but not everyone knows what they are doing. The best analogy I can think of is with cars. Long ago when the first automobiles came out the owner knew what they were doing. They knew how to operate it. They knew it needed oil and how to check it and they new it needed new tires every now and then. Later on as car became more plentiful and available you ended up with housewives that only drove it. They did not know how to fill it with gas (like my grandma) and when they over-heated them they figured "they could still make it home". I am sure that in 20 years or more the generation off n00bs will be educated enough to get by or computers will be idiot proof enough to be safe in anyones hands. By the way, I still have a Lisa - if you know what that is and an original Atari! lol __________________ All Democrats raise taxes. All Republicans start wars. If the Republicans didn't start pointless wars, the Democrats wouldn't have to raise taxes.