I doubt he will - they didn’t change, his OS did, they worked before, post hoc ergo propter hoc. Anyway, they’re from different companies, how could they both be at fault? If he even identifies them as related - he probably had them both running at startup and never quits them.

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nozzlegear 3 months ago | parent [-]

How much cognition are we assigning to Joe in this hypothetical scenario? You make him out to be barely more capable than a lab chimpanzee dully poking at a screen to get some fruit. Give Joe a little credit, people aren't as dumb as you think.

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mrheosuper 3 months ago | parent [-]

non-tech people will think exactly like that

Software A an B works fine before update, after update, both breaks => whatever changed is the problem(in this case, the OS).

	▲	nozzlegear 3 months ago \| parent [-]
		I think there's a propensity for cynical tech-oriented people to look at non-tech people as if they're dullards. I'm not convinced, I take a more optimistic view of people.