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I really hate the way they're forcing their products I don't want on me. Stop opening things in Edge, I'm never ever going to use it. And stop asking me to back

I really hate the way they're forcing their products I don't want on me. Stop opening things in Edge, I'm never ever going to use it. And stop asking me to backup folders on OneDrive, I already have Dropbox, I don't want it. And jesus, stop breaking the taskbar. Every major windows version they just make it worse. Now you can't even dock it to different parts of the screen. Why?!? The Windows 2000 taskbar was infinitely superior to this macOS dock wannabe pile of trash. Also, why do "widgets" always come back. It's never been a good idea in any OS, but it feels like we're constantly being sold on it. If I want the weather I'll just do a quick internet search. I mean, they've been trying to make this a thing since Active Desktop in Windows 98 and most users have never ever cared or wanted these things. Maybe 26 years later it's time to say that it's not a good idea?

Lawand 3y ago
I also prefer the Windows Taskbar rather than the dock as you mentioned, that's why I created Taskbar for macOS. Feel free to check it out: https://lawand.io/taskbar https://lawand.io/taskbar
rincebrain 3y ago
A number of people really want widgets of some kinds - little things showing information like the time, or CPU clock, or battery left, or music playing. The problem becomes that A) people really want different presentations of information, B) something tiny and satisfying in the corner isn't as easy to justify as a big improvement, even if it is, as a big flashy thing, and C) some people get very upset at anything doing this at all. Look at how people got super excited about active desktop backgrounds, or how people used media players which turn into tiny widgets displaying pretty visualizations and a little bit of information. People want widgets, but getting a consistent design that many people will use without introducing so much complexity that most people will never bother is hard.
- overgard 3y ago
  My suspicion is that it has nothing to do with what users want, it's just a way to sell ad space essentially. I mean right now my "Widgets", which I never open, evidently has a bunch of news sites I never look at, coupons, some casual games I have no interest in. It's basically a bunch of ads pretending to be a feature
  - rincebrain 3y ago
    The most current iteration is very fond of that, yes. But I was answering why people keep trying and failing to add the functionality long-before it was an ad space grab.

Lawand 3y ago

I also prefer the Windows Taskbar rather than the dock as you mentioned, that's why I created Taskbar for macOS. Feel free to check it out: https://lawand.io/taskbar https://lawand.io/taskbar

rincebrain 3y ago

A number of people really want widgets of some kinds - little things showing information like the time, or CPU clock, or battery left, or music playing. The problem becomes that A) people really want different presentations of information, B) something tiny and satisfying in the corner isn't as easy to justify as a big improvement, even if it is, as a big flashy thing, and C) some people get very upset at anything doing this at all. Look at how people got super excited about active desktop backgrounds, or how people used media players which turn into tiny widgets displaying pretty visualizations and a little bit of information. People want widgets, but getting a consistent design that many people will use without introducing so much complexity that most people will never bother is hard.

overgard 3y ago
My suspicion is that it has nothing to do with what users want, it's just a way to sell ad space essentially. I mean right now my "Widgets", which I never open, evidently has a bunch of news sites I never look at, coupons, some casual games I have no interest in. It's basically a bunch of ads pretending to be a feature
- rincebrain 3y ago
  The most current iteration is very fond of that, yes. But I was answering why people keep trying and failing to add the functionality long-before it was an ad space grab.