Old folks need better UIs not special designs

Rating: Nobody buys 'Keep-it-simple' handsets
by Tony Dennis

At this time of year, it's common to hear that old chestnut – "Handsets are far too complicated these days. All I actually want is something to make and receive calls with." Hence the operators respond to this by commissioning handsets that boast unbelievable battery life figures and sport very few buttons.
So, do people go out and purchase such handsets in their thousands? It's my firm belief that they don't. I'd argue that such handsets don't sell well. It's a UI problem not so much a design problem.