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Re:Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – th... by tohnjitor on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @01:56PM (#35617416)
my nearly 10 year old imac asks me daily to either install updates now, enable auto updates, or "remind me later" for software updates. apple doesn't even update anything for this OS anymore.
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Re:Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – th... by thewebcount on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @05:23PM (#35620416)
This is stupid, but if I recall correctly, if you click the close box “x” in the upper left corner of the notification, it will stop asking, but if you say “remind me later” it continues to ask you. It is utterly infuriating that they use this dark pattern.
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Re:Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – th... by FireBeyond on Tuesday April 18, 2023 @09:38PM (#35623212)
Apple and unintuitive UI patterns, be they dark or otherwise.

How many people have discovered macOS or iOS behaviors with accidental keypresses, swipes or gestures, or long holds on a button or ... bleh.

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Re:Windows 11 Start menu ads look set to get even worse – th... by jwestbury on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @05:17AM (#35626060)
> How many people have discovered macOS or iOS behaviors with accidental keypresses, swipes or gestures, or long holds on a button or ... bleh.

A similar number to those who have discovered them on Windows, I'd wager.

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