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[Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>]

The point I'm making is everyone didn't know how to use a smartphone when
they got their first smartphone. They still picked up the concept just fine.
I don't think we should expect anything less from ubuntu users.
On Sep 7, 2011 12:19 PM, "gespertino@xxxxxxxxx" <gespertino@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> 2011/9/7 Ian Santopietro <isantop@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> By people, I mean "Human Beings" of all levels of computer literacy and
>> backgrounds, which is precisely Ubuntu's target demographic.
>
> It's a quite ample demographic. Probably too much.
> But still, if you want to reach all humans despite their background
> and level of computer literacy you have to check the validity of your
> assumptions, like thinking they ALL used or know how to use a
> smartphone.
> Smartphones can be common in North America and Europe but it's still a
> piece of technology that only wealthy people can get in emerging
> countries, leave alone third world countries.
> Even in a country like Argentina (where I live), where things aren't
> going bad at all and we have a reasonable level of technology and
> access to computers and Internet, we don't have broadband access in
> all the country and in some areas you simply *can't* use a smartphone.
> Point is, when you leave Europe and North America, some assumptions
> can turn wrong. The familiarity of a shopping bag as an icon for
> getting free applications may not be true.
>
> 2011/9/7 David <david@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>> I see many criticisms yet a lack of proposals for a suitable replacement.
>
> That's why I started with one :)
> I'm not trying to push my proposal in, but I think it's worth to
> discuss the validity of certain assumptions and look for a unique an
> different option instead of just following the pack.