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MacOS (and iOS) has a subtly different problem in the built-in apps: Every single fucking Apple app has a shitty first-run experience that nags you about "WATS
by ninkendo 4y ago
MacOS (and iOS) has a subtly different problem in the built-in apps:
Every single fucking Apple app has a shitty first-run experience that nags you about "WATS NEW IN MAPS" or whatnot, the first time you open it after an OS update. Product managers throughout Apple are so worried that their pet features won't get enough adoption, so the solution is to prevent me from using the app at all until I acknowledge the work they did over the past year. And the wording is always so fucking cutesy: You have to press "Start Listening" to dismiss the "What's new in Music" dialog. Why not a "Shut the fuck up" button instead...
Is it too much to ask for the following?
- Provide a "what's new in macOS" somewhere in the Settings app
- Don't have a notification badge for it. Let me browse to it myself when I'm curious.
- The "what's new in macOS" can have an overview of what's changed in _all_ of the apps.
- I can completely ignore what's new if I want. The part of Settings that says what's new should be a simple swipe to dismiss, and after that it should be buried in About (or some other spot) so that I can get to it later if I want, and I can revisit it multiple times if I want to learn more.
- InCityDreams 4y ago>Why not a "Shut the fuck up" button instead... Distantly related: Vending machines should have a big red button* "just give it to me, i don't care about no change, just fucking give it to me". *2022 edition. A big red button that has to be pressed three times (for the easily-offended amongst us).
- LancerSykera 4y agoGas pumps. Nevermind the Cheddar News of the pump, that's its own separate nightmare, but I just want gas. I put my card in, you give me gas. Skip the receipt prompt, skip the carwash prompt, and no I don't have a rewards card.
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