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Microsoft has always had plausible sounding but contextually nonsensical writing/UI. E.g. In Outlook, it says (or used to?) "All done for the day!" when your i
by happytoexplain 2mo ago
Microsoft has always had plausible sounding but contextually nonsensical writing/UI.
E.g. In Outlook, it says (or used to?) "All done for the day!" when your inbox is empty. It's like they see how other UI/writing is done and copy it, but they don't think about it. Yes, other mailboxes say things like, "all done". Yes, "done for the day" is a common phrase. But no, it doesn't make sense in this context.
Same with the sticker. It's very common for a sticker-style design element on packaging to say "Now with...!". So they just did that without thinking.
They do the same thing with UI controls/patterns, but I can't think of an example off the top of my head right now. You'll see something in Windows and think, "ok, I see why you did that, because other software does that, but it doesn't make sense here."
- Hugsbox 2mo agoMicrosoft is run by a collective of aliens who are pretty good at imitating humans, but fall just a bit short.