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original: https://xkcd.com/2501
see also: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2501:_Average_Familiarity
created using: https://marshdeer.github.io/xkcd2501-generator/
based on: https://lemmy.world/post/53081436 by @VegOwOtenks@lemmy.world
original: https://xkcd.com/2501
see also: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2501:_Average_Familiarity
I get why they would know only windows and macos, but none at all?!
They simply don’t know what an OS is. To them, the UI is simply part of the phone; it’s a package deal.
Many people do not think about an OS when they think Windows or Mac
“Windows computer” “apple computer”
Still, a lot of people don’t think of computers as anything beyond “computer”, and wouldn’t be able to make that distinction.
With phones you’re lucky if they can differentiate between “Apple” and “Android” (with “Apple” meaning “like my phone” and “Android” meaning “weird Apple clone”). I remember in 2018/2019 we were filming something on our phones with an external mic and the person who provided the mics first smugly thought me an idiot and then was completely dumbfounded when I passed on a lightning to 3.5mm adapter for connecting the mic. Yes, this isn’t about operating systems. But it shows that there’s a kind of person that doesn’t consider tech being like anything beyond what their device is like
I’ve had people tell me the make before.