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So, I guess you also hate zip files too? You didn't double click the app icon - you double clicked the container that contains the app you are about to open or
by thirdsun 9y ago
So, I guess you also hate zip files too?
You didn't double click the app icon - you double clicked the container that contains the app you are about to open or move/install to your apps folder. I think the drag and drop approach to installing apps is as easy as it gets.
- wor3q 9y agoAnd this awkwardness is why windows apps have installers instead of being distributed in zip files. Double click -> click install, way easier than dragging anything anywhere
- thirdsun 9y agoFrankly, I prefer the ability to install and, almost more importantly, uninstall apps via drag and drop. I understand, it depends on the software, but installers that have the potential to install all kinds of services and files in other places just feel less...clean. It often feels like an unnecessary deep intervention.
- seanwilson 9y ago> So, I guess you also hate zip files too? No because ZIP files serve a completely different purpose so require a different workflow. > You didn't double click the app icon - you double clicked the container that contains the app you are about to open or move/install to your apps folder. I think the drag and drop approach to installing apps is as easy as it gets. Having a dialog walk you through the install is clearly requires less steps and less prior knowledge than having to teach the user they just opened a container and not an app (how would they know this?) and that they have to drag and drop to install. Have you tried installing an APK file on Android? You get asked if you want to install it and you're done.