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0 pointsgorjusborg4y ago0 comments

MS is making me sad. I like what they are doing in some areas, like WSL2, but on the other hand, they are taking cues from Apple on how to treat computing customers.

The "we'll protect you, but you need to login and install everything through our store" paradigm is an awful trade, in my opinion.

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skohan4y ago

I don't know, I think they are bad in a different way from Apple, and in my opinion this way is worse. Apple enforces what is and isn't allowed on their platform with an "Apple knows best" attitude, but besides this the UX basically respects the user and gets out of your way.

Microsoft uses dark patterns to actively bully the user into doing what they want you to do.

Also WSL2 is fine, but I have the feeling they are only doing this because Windows was becoming the 3rd class development platform behind Linux and Mac. For modern development you need to be able to speak *nix, so MS did not have much of a choice here but to come up with some kind of solution.

gorjusborgOP4y ago

Your last point is probably correct. Until WSL2 (and really WSLg) I didn't really consider having my dev machine run windows.

I also agree that the dark patterns garbage has to stop. If you want to shape my behavior, convince me it is in MY interest. If you are forcing my hand for your interests, I'll find someone better.

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