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Re:How Not to Design a Microwave by TeMPOraL on Sunday January 07, 2018 @06:22AM (#16090410)
> The only real improvement is the replacement of the door opening button with a more intuitive door handle.

Actually, it's not an improvement. A door opening button is easy to operate with one hand; a handle needs two in order not to shift the microwave. At least all the microwaves I've seen have doors requiring noticeable amount of force to open. My guess is it's to avoid the situation in which a large dish rotating inside pushes on the doors and opens it.

Re:How Not to Design a Microwave by clarry on Sunday January 07, 2018 @05:20PM (#16093064)
I can open my own as well as family members' microwaves' doors by the handle with one hand just fine, without shifting it. The trick is a snappy tug.