I see that the discussion has heated up, with everyone presenting their points of view and solutions that suit them.
I think there are a lot of helpful answers in this thread, but the most important thing is to consciously define your digital needs and capabilities in relation to what is described here. In my opinion, the problem with users is that everyone has their own needs and thinks that their solution is the most optimal because it suits them.
Recently, at work, my supervisor asked me to add special names to the subject line of emails so that he could search for them more easily, because he didn't know how to use specific search commands – disrupting the logic of the entire department to accommodate the limitations/capabilities of one person. This example is only to show how much our daily use of various things can be vastly different from other users – not better or worse, but different.
Most users are unaware of the capabilities of operating systems or devices and only use those that suited them at first glance (e.g., someone chooses Apple because it has a nice font, unaware that any other system can enable such a configuration). I rarely read user manuals myself, and then I pay for it with suboptimal performance of a given device.
For example, at work, I asked to be able to choose my own laptop. I chose this model:
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It was cheaper than the business models they offered me, had a better processor and graphics card, a very bright and large display, a 240 Hz refresh rate, and military-grade business standards (gaming/business laptops now tend to have similar shock resistance as standard). I use it in production halls, on vibrating feeders, etc. and I only slightly scratched the case once, which was my fault - there was a color mark left without any physically noticeable scratches. The issue of the operating system - at my company, we have to use Windows, but in my opinion, any system can be customized to individual needs, you just need to know how to do it.
To sum up, the comments in this thread are helpful, but it is worth noting that anyone who reads this should come here with a clear idea of their needs in terms of both hardware and software not in technical terms, but at least in terms of usability
