Windows 11’s taskbar is finally getting labels and never combine app icons

Re:Windows 11’s taskbar is finally getting labels and never ... by Tempest1981 on Monday April 24, 2023 @04:40AM (#35685085)

I'm curious who makes the decisions... who has final say -- designers or engineering or PMs or execs? (So I'll know who to blame :-)

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Re:Windows 11’s taskbar is finally getting labels and never ... by poisonborz on Monday April 24, 2023 @04:49AM (#35685142)

This sheds some light: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30019307

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Re:Windows 11’s taskbar is finally getting labels and never ... by Bjartr on Monday April 24, 2023 @12:48PM (#35690053)

Thanks, I was thinking of exactly this post so it's useful you shared it!

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Re:Windows 11’s taskbar is finally getting labels and never ... by anonymouskimmer on Monday April 24, 2023 @02:27PM (#35691272)

> I spent far too many years of my career sitting in conference rooms explaining to the newest designer (because they seem to rotate every 6-18 months) with a shiny Macbook

The more you make it like a Mac, the less barrier there is for a user to jump ship to a Mac. I wonder if any of the increase in Apple marketshare is due to Windows becoming more Mac-like.

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