I made it a point with my very first PC that I would learn to use it AND troubleshoot it if it killed me (it almost killed the computer...lol). Over the years though, I've learned a great deal about how to keep a PC healthy and how to troubleshoot my own problems, install hardware, etc. I'm no super geek, but I'm geekier than most women I know ;o). And I'm of the opinion that if you can't/don't want to learn to use your computer yet still want to have one, that you deserve all the frustration you can possibly get...lol. You deserve to have the Geek Squad rip you off (and still not fix your problem or, better yet, create a new one).

A computer is like anything you buy like a tv or stereo. It's just something you learn to use. Whether or not you can use it well is up to you, but to say desktops will become extinct because they're too complex is just well, silly. Rocket science it ain't. And if you still don't know how to use one properly after having had one for years, then it speaks more to personal laziness than complexity ;o). At any rate, how much easier can you get? Most software nowdays is darn near idiot proof, including the OS - to the point where it makes me mad that I have to jump through hoops just to do the kinds of things I used to do in customizing the OS. Too complex...balderdash ;o).

Laurie