Thinking about this, I notice most of the unpleasant changes in technology have come from the mobile side infecting desktop/laptop computing. touch interfaces

Thinking about this, I notice most of the unpleasant changes in technology have come from the mobile side infecting desktop/laptop computing. touch interfaces * requires visual focus * no feedback * low information density hardware * death of repair (everything is hyper-fragile, glued or soldered) * death of expansion options (battery, storage) * "de-contenting" or removing features to sell more accessories * focus on vanity aesthetics over function * ever-increasing prices for less YoY improvement software * death of QA * death of stable releases (endless hash-barf versions) * notification spam abandonment of user control * os-mandated default applications and services * lack of security updates (android) * forced beta testing (apple, windows) app store model * no discovery * no search * no user privacy * abusive micro-transactions