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Re:Windows Notepad App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability by 0cf8612b2e1e on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @04:50PM (#46981616)
The desperation for feedback is grating. You have a monopoly position, you know I cannot switch from this, why waste my time with this dialogue? Not like you take user opinions seriously anyway.
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Re:Windows Notepad App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability by lucketone on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @11:11PM (#46984825)
Just an act of asking for the opinion matters.

(Maybe not for all, but definitely for some)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect

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Re:Windows Notepad App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability by hbn on Thursday February 12, 2026 @01:45PM (#46993165)
That claims surveying workers improved their productivity at the job.

I don't think you can apply that to be interrupted with a popup while using a calculator.

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Re:Windows Notepad App Remote Code Execution Vulnerability by lucketone on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @07:06PM (#47068190)
There probably is a second order effect - designers who have heard this, are more likely to add survey/feedback form into an app. (Even if first order effect is not real)
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