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Re:Microsoft criticized for changing the pop-up box encourag... by mkohlmyr on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @12:12PM (#11762762)
My girlfriend's laptop touchpad died upon update. After stopping her panic I had to enable using arrow keys for the cursor movement (getting to this menu without using said cursor was interesting..) and then roll back the "upgrade" using arrow keys.
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Re:Microsoft criticized for changing the pop-up box encourag... by Eric_WVGG on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @01:09PM (#11763341)
Microsoft gets a lot of flack for these breaking updates, but I wonder why more criticism isn't directed at manufacturers who pack laptops full of obscure and poorly-written drivers.
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Re:Microsoft criticized for changing the pop-up box encourag... by bruceboughton on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @09:18AM (#11769521)
Because, like Google with Android, Microsoft enable this behaviour. They deserve to take the flak.
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Re:Microsoft criticized for changing the pop-up box encourag... by pyromine on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @12:33PM (#11762950)
Why was getting to the menu interesting, keyboard navigation in windows is a pretty well established paradigm, it may take marginally longer than you're used to but there are many people who primarily use their computer with the keyboard only.
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Re:Microsoft criticized for changing the pop-up box encourag... by pc86 on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @12:38PM (#11763005)
Probably because you're telling someone who has only ever used a mouse or trackpad to get to an interior settings screen without using a mouse or trackpad. Just because "many people" do something doesn't make it easy or intuitive to someone who has never done it.
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