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by timbit42 1359 days ago
No one reads notifications. They just click OK so they can get to the desktop.
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They'll read it next time, most likely. This is how people learn.
Someone in their 70s just blames "that stupid old laptop" that their brother told them to replace last year, but they wouldn't listen. The underlying cause is never found, the pop-up message wasn't read. The laptop is just an asshole. They'll go to the computer store and buy a different laptop that isn't an asshole.