It probably depends a lot on the individual user. I know many people don't have a problem with pending notification badges, some colleagues literally always hav

It probably depends a lot on the individual user. I know many people don't have a problem with pending notification badges, some colleagues literally always have a bunch. But personally it's a big distraction, because for me a notification badge means I have something left to do. At worst it is dismissing the pending notification, but I always stay at 0 notifications in any apps or services that are running. It's been distracting enough that I didn't use my previous company iPhone, and it's distracting enough that I'll fully switch off Windows.