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If you have multiple ways to do something on a computer/phone, some relatively large percentage of people will fumble around until they figure out a way to do i
by bombcar 1y ago
If you have multiple ways to do something on a computer/phone, some relatively large percentage of people will fumble around until they figure out a way to do it - and then do it that way forever.
So if someone accidentally triggered Launchpad and realized they could see their apps, they might use that forever (not knowing you can put your Applications folder in your Dock and use it as a start menu lol).
- caycep 1y agothey've had a launch-pad-ey thing forever, I remember when our school lab had Mac IIs and Performas, and there was some simplified UI on top of finder which basically was all your apps in giant rectangular icons. I forget what it was called though.
- derefr 1y agoIt was called At Ease (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Ease https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Ease). I’m surprised to find out it was itself an Apple product; I had always assumed it was a third-party shell, akin to Norton Desktop for Windows 3.1.
- dsego 1y agoI remember seeing my work colleague drag the applications folder to the dock for quick access, this was before the modern launchpad, and before I even started using macs.
- oneeyedpigeon 1y agoOr, equally, they might never discover the advantages of Launchpad and always use inferior alternatives :)
- mathfailure 1y ago> not knowing you can put your Applications folder in your Dock and use it as a start menu Doesn't work for me (Sequoia 15.4)
- bombcar 1y agoI have it on the side of the bar near the trashcan, and set it to open - has worked for ages and works in Sequoia 15.6.1