[ubuntu-uk] Why some people will never switch

[Robin Menneer]

On 21/12/2007, norman <norman at littletank.org> wrote:
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> > > 70+ was because I know very few people older than 70 who will go near
> a computer, and that is past normal retirement age (~65)
> > >
> > >
> > I help a neighbour who is 80 - and there will be more of them soon :-)
> >
> > For the other categories  20 years is an enormous jump in age but I
> > accept you can't change it easily.
> >
> > Still it's a bit of fun - it was nice of you to do it
>
> Agreed, it is a bit of fun with a little, serious edge to it. My brother
> is a regular user and still does a bit of programming (approaching 73
> years). I've given up programming but still enjoy pottering around with
> both software and hardware (approaching 80 years).
>
> Norman
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I'm 75 and programmed in fortran2 in 1971.  Ubuntu is ok except that my
memory is gone and I cannot remember procedures.  But I find that for simple
things, Ubuntu is straight forward and is ok for my guesses.  Most of us
just want googel and OOo and this should be the main promotional point -
keep it simple and reliable.
Robin
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