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by _Simon 14y ago
Why 'open'? Is that the issue that you have with Facebook? If not, why not Skype? It's available on more platforms that the two specific examples that you mention. The thing that you are dismissing is the convenience. Like it or not, litera
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Some would view that as the reason that Windows is hard to maintain. You say po- tay -to...
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I'm sorry, but this is just "anti" for the sake of it. If you have a good enough relationship with friends and family, Facebook is just another medium to stay in touch. I'd agree that if it's the only medium, there may be issues, but your s
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Their solution is perfectly content, you just don't like the aesthetic. Nothing wrong with that at all and neither is expressing that opinion. Calling the people behind the restyle of ALA 'so called "designers"' is disrespectful though an
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I'd suggest no more than the snarky "journalists" opening and certainly not as snarky as the rest of hosay123's.
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by _Simon 14y ago
I call design is simply not as black and white as you'd like it to be and cynicism is lazy. To deny that this aesthetic is controversial is to have not read any of this thread. The very fact that you are suggesting a lack of purpose in the
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Do you have this opinion when you are doing it?
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What is this assumption based on?
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Long time reader, second time poster here. I'd agree that that the previous poster is quite blunt, however his biggest crime seems to be being pro Apple, with a negative view of Google, which is no good reason to lambast the chap. To be hon
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by _Simon 14y ago
This sort of response is precisely what the OP was alluding to. Try and read his post with a degree of rationality and a modicum of humility and then respond. You'll be amazed at how much better you and your point comes across.