I’m pretty rough on phones, so they tend to only last a few years for me.

I’ve had my current one for three or four years, and I think that’s a record.

I had a driver issue with my laptop which was causing the microphone to not work, not only was it fixed under warranty, but they sent a tech to where I was studying to fix it, rather than having to drop it off.

It used to be Norton antivirus or whoever that would pay have their shit software preinstalled.

Yeah, I know that, the manufacturer has already installed the OS etc.

What I want is a warranty and guaranteed manufacturer support, rather than me needing to figure out how to fix it.

Android comes pre-installed on my device, with automatic security updates and manufacturer support for the likely lifetime of the device.

I’d definitely use a Linux PC if it came out of the box ready to go like that.

https://login.ic6do.com/Cvn6qa_video_player_update.pl

Definitely would not normally click

You’d be boned if it’s an LED bulb that doesn’t warm up noticeably.

I can’t tell if those are actual technical terms or not.

Yeah, same here. I was counting the boxes thinking they’d got the wrong amount of numbers.

Because the manual often doesn’t cover what they’re trying to do, or finding reliable information online is it’s own struggle.

Oh definitely, there’s so many products we use that are far more complicated than they have any need to be.

Vehicles and appliances are two examples that come to mind.

At least once in their life, every tech person should be forced to teach someone like my mum how to use a piece of technology.

That will very quickly change your perspective on what counts as user friendly.

I have to imagine hiring someone who advertises themselves as a vibe code cleanup expert would be a dent to the ego.

Ooh, first time I’ve seen this one today.

Saw it yesterday though.

And the day before.

And the day before that.