...highly considering buying this laptop for my parents after they've wrecked their 6th operating systems over the last 3 years with viruses...
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Multiverse Mike (multiverseofbadness@toot.wales)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jul-2024 20:55:10 JST Multiverse Mike -
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Multiverse Mike (multiverseofbadness@toot.wales)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jul-2024 22:47:15 JST Multiverse Mike @ashkendo I talked with my sister and niece and they both confirm my dad will click on any and all pop-ups .... And install anything it suggests if it promises him something...
But yea - he bricked a Linux box with viruses.. I knew it was POSSIBLE I just never thought I would see it in the wild
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Ash Doyle (ashkendo@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 17-Jul-2024 22:47:17 JST Ash Doyle @multiverseofbadness I moved my parent to Linux Mint for that reason. They used it for years, but when it came time to get a new PC I got them an iMac. that worked very well for them.
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