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Deeply unsurprising. My work machine was upgraded to 11, and using it in that context makes me certain that I am going to ride 10 into the ground (or a potentia

by Kapura 1y ago

Deeply unsurprising. My work machine was upgraded to 11, and using it in that context makes me certain that I am going to ride 10 into the ground (or a potential future steamOS release). The machine now takes longer on startup to get to an operational state, the changes to the right click context menu are ridiculous and asinine, and the corners are now rounded on all the windows. Dear microsoft: take a look at windows IRL. ask yourself: are these rectangles, or squircles? What is there for me to gain as an end user? Seems like Microsoft just gets more user data and is able to sell more ads while i have to use shittier software.

PapaPalpatine 1y ago
Wait… Microsoft has to have boxed Windows because Windows IRL are boxed? Pretty sure I’ve seen a circular window before.
- cosmic_cheese 1y ago
  Not to mention Vista and 7 had windows with rounded corners.
  - ndiddy 1y ago
    From a usability perspective, the difference is that Vista and 7 drew rounded borders around the window contents, while 11 doesn’t have any borders and instead cuts out pixels from the window contents to make the window rounded. The real problem isn’t the windows being rounded, it’s that they’re hiding parts of the window contents for purely stylistic reasons.
    - cosmic_cheese 1y ago
      The potential for issues there depends on the radius of the curve, which is fairly mild in W11’s case. macOS has had similarly rounded corners since version 10.7 (2011) and has never caused any problems. The extreme corner radii found in newer designs like M3 Expressive and Liquid Glass on the other hand are flirting with danger with the extent to which they cut into window content.
      - ndiddy 1y ago
        I've had issues with stuff on status bars getting cut off for programs written before status bars fell out of fashion. This is less of a problem on Mac because backwards compatibility isn't much of a concern there, so nobody expects to be able to run a program written more than a few years ago.
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- Kapura 1y ago
  yeah man i've seen windows that are 100% circular. but that a) isn't the norm and b) is for Aesthetic reasons. personally, i like my productivity software not to be weirdly configured just for like, vibes, or whatever.

by Kapura 1y ago

PapaPalpatine 1y ago

Wait… Microsoft has to have boxed Windows because Windows IRL are boxed? Pretty sure I’ve seen a circular window before.

cosmic_cheese 1y ago
Not to mention Vista and 7 had windows with rounded corners.
- ndiddy 1y ago
  From a usability perspective, the difference is that Vista and 7 drew rounded borders around the window contents, while 11 doesn’t have any borders and instead cuts out pixels from the window contents to make the window rounded. The real problem isn’t the windows being rounded, it’s that they’re hiding parts of the window contents for purely stylistic reasons.
  - cosmic_cheese 1y ago
    The potential for issues there depends on the radius of the curve, which is fairly mild in W11’s case. macOS has had similarly rounded corners since version 10.7 (2011) and has never caused any problems. The extreme corner radii found in newer designs like M3 Expressive and Liquid Glass on the other hand are flirting with danger with the extent to which they cut into window content.
    - ndiddy 1y ago
      I've had issues with stuff on status bars getting cut off for programs written before status bars fell out of fashion. This is less of a problem on Mac because backwards compatibility isn't much of a concern there, so nobody expects to be able to run a program written more than a few years ago.
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Kapura 1y ago
yeah man i've seen windows that are 100% circular. but that a) isn't the norm and b) is for Aesthetic reasons. personally, i like my productivity software not to be weirdly configured just for like, vibes, or whatever.