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Let me explain why the window snapping thing is a problem. https://patents.google.com/patent/US9239667B2/en?q=window+size&assignee=microsoft https://patents.goo
by agloeregrets 4y ago
Let me explain why the window snapping thing is a problem.
https://patents.google.com/patent/US9239667B2/en?q=window+size&assignee=microsoft https://patents.google.com/patent/US9239667B2/en?q=window+si...
It's such a dumb complaint. OSS is just infringing the patent, that's it. That is why no other commercial OS has it out of the box.
As for the rest, sure...but like a lot of them are just silly complaints. Android uses Microsoft's PNP connectivity for data transfer. Once again...OSS.. The Scroll wheel direction thing is eh, personally I use both natural but I get it. The volume button thing has to do something with the display. I have a number of displays including a TCL TV that do have volume control. But fair. That 3rd party bit is a little silly and based on software acquisition preference, Windows also falls into that. I would rather a system that doesn't assume access to user data, it prevents malicious scripts on normal user's machines from just reading data willy-nilly. The accessibility thing is a little silly and needs better names on Apple's part but needing to give software permission is a strong security model.
- goosedragons 4y agoSo paid commercial apps like Better Touch Tool that implement snapping are also infringing? MS developed MTP but at this point it's a part of the USB standard. Many Android devices lack exFAT support but do support MTP which suggests to me it's not patent encumbered. Google has an app for Mac OS too, so no it's not just OSS once again. It's more like Apple deliberately knee-capping non-iPhones to steer users towards iPhones. Windows 11 includes a package manager, winget.