why the hell do parents ask your advice on computer stuff and then ignore it?!?!?

[mark2410]

so parents ask is some sony laptop is a good buy. i say no not really, they sod off and buy the stupid thing anyway!!!

not that i should care as they have been expressly told if i didnt pick it then im not supporting it.

 

[Nix]

 

[Philtor]

Can't imagine a Sony laptop being that bad? Ok it will likely have a lot of pre-installed software on it but that's easily sorted.

 

[snips86x]

made me chuckle!

 

[Nymins]

Sony make pretty decent hardware, so I don't see the problem.

 

[Amnesia]

They think you're bad at making choices.

 

[TheVoice]

They think you're bad at making choices.

I can see why.

 

[Glaucus]

Payback for the 2+ decades we ignored their advice. God how stupid it was not listing to them.

 

[One]

Sony laptops are great, if a little pricey.

 

[Rroff]

I get this a lot - people ask me for general computer advice then completely ignore it and then in many cases moan because what they decided to do didn't give the results they were looking for....

 

[One]

not that i should care as they have been expressly told if i didnt pick it then im not supporting it.

Please report back on this, I'd love to see how it goes for you.

 

[LOAM]

sony laptop is a good buy

I read this in a comedy Italian accent.

 

[mark2410]

Sony laptops are great, if a little pricey.

well exactly. they could have got the same spec cheaper else where or bumped the spec

Please report back on this, I'd love to see how it goes for you.

oh im just waiting for the phone call where they cant get it to do anything because its got windows 8 one it.

 

[lurkio]

Sony laptops are poop compared to others

 

[Energize]

well exactly. they could have got the same spec cheaper else where or bumped the spec

Spec is nowhere near as important as other factors for most users.

 

[Maccapacca]

I've given up. I don't even bother answering their texts or emails about their next purchase. They never ever ever consider my advice and walk in some retail park with an open cheque book and take all the advice off the sales dipsheet on commission.

Oh I bought the insurance and the better hdmi leads they said.

 

[Nitefly]

why the hell do parents ask your advice on computer stuff and then ignore it?!?!?

For the same reason that you ignore the shift key.

 

[DJMK4]

Annoys the hell out of me

 

[mark2410]

Spec is nowhere near as important as other factors for most users.

i agree, but because they know the brand name sony is not a particularly good reason

I've given up. I don't even bother answering their texts or emails about their next purchase. They never ever ever consider my advice and walk in some retail park with an open cheque book and take all the advice off the sales dipsheet on commission.

Oh I bought the insurance and the better hdmi leads they said.

i feel your pain

 

[deusexlumina]

The number 1, golden, primary, utmost be-all-and-end-all rule is:

People will only follow your advice if your opinion coincides with theirs. And if it doesn't, they will often continue to ask people until they find someone where it does.