Yeah I know… I have skipped Mint this time and got her on Windows so her son that lives next door can help her out. Next upgrade cycle I might think of something

That is the kinda things you can do when you can be with the person when you do the switch. I need to set it up on my own and ship it to her

Nothing can addire you that micro$oft will not make that totally impossible in a future release

I wish I could do that… I need to set the computer us and ship it to her… if I was around I could take the laptop for a spin

The new Android makes it considerably more complicated to install apps that are not notarized

Are you counting in the cost of running on prem? Hardware, aircon, building security, electricity, hardware tech support?

That likely happens yes