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Bruce[_28_]

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> On Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at 12:44:15 AM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> > In article >,
> > dsi1yahoo.com says...
> > >
> > > On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 11:45:58 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> > > > In article >,
> > > > dsi10yahoo.com says...
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 4:46:16 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:

> > > > > > > > You still download the app before you use it
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm responding to you using a Chrome browser window. I don't need to download no stinkin' app. It doesn't matter what computer I use. My son writes his school papers on the web. He don't need no stinkin' Word 20XX whatever desktop client program.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You're blinded by Windows hatred. I wish you a speedy recovery
> > > > >
> > > > > When I think of 20 years or so of having to deal with Windows shenanigans, it ****es me off. No sir, I don't care for it at all. Of course, I'm not blinded by anything nor do I ever wish to recover from disliking the fat, bloated, unreliable, OS. The reality is that Windows will soon be dead and forgotten - just like it's users.
> > > >
> > > > Nothing a good shrink can't fix. But first you have to admit you have a
> > > > problem. That might be the bottleneck
> > >
> > > I'm quite happy with my Chromebooks. People have such short memories. For the last 20 years people have been complaining about this unreliable, bloated, insecure, OS. It's been a real bitch-fest. People have lived with Windows for so long that it's all they know and can do and they're resistant to change.
> > >
> > > I don't really have to learn to like Windows in order to solve my problems - all I have to do is not use it. Sometimes the best solution to a problem is moving on and adapting to the times.
> >
> > I believe that Chromebooks and wireless and mobile and all that works
> > for you. But the programs I use or have to use don't come out of a cloud
> > or in app form. Different horses for different courses, if I remember
> > the saying correctly.
>
> My point was not that you should change horses or courses. What I said was the younger generation does not see computers the same way the oldsters do. It is the younger generation that's driving technological change. If you can't understand that, the current trends won't make any sense to you. My guess is that you're going to hold on to that old nag until one of you drops dead. That's fine with me although it does make me feel a little sad.

Didn't you have a problem with Cindy being "patronizing" earlier?