they've had a launch-pad-ey thing forever, I remember when our school lab had Mac IIs and Performas, and there was some simplified UI on top of finder which basically was all your apps in giant rectangular icons. I forget what it was called though.
It was called At Ease (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Ease).
I’m surprised to find out it was itself an Apple product; I had always assumed it was a third-party shell, akin to Norton Desktop for Windows 3.1.
I remember seeing my work colleague drag the applications folder to the dock for quick access, this was before the modern launchpad, and before I even started using macs.
Re:macOS Tahoe
by oneeyedpigeon on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @04:34AM
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Or, equally, they might never discover the advantages of Launchpad and always use inferior alternatives :)
Re:macOS Tahoe
by mathfailure on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @06:35AM
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> not knowing you can put your Applications folder in your Dock and use it as a start menu
Doesn't work for me (Sequoia 15.4)
So if someone accidentally triggered Launchpad and realized they could see their apps, they might use that forever (not knowing you can put your Applications folder in your Dock and use it as a start menu lol).