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Re: Microsoft Designer

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Post by ivalm »

arkitaip wrote: post #29
pjerem wrote: post #25

I don’t even understand what this is supposed to do. Looks like rebranded stable diffusion rebranded as illustrator but without features.

It's just more randomness to pad out their Microsoft 365 offerings. It's like that horrible buffet you keep visiting because it's cheap and, well, cheap.

Core of office 365 (word/power point/excel) is pretty good! To be seen if this more excel or teams.

Re: Microsoft Designer

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Post by _def »

arkitaip wrote: post #26
qbasic_forever wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would wager MS Paint has done more to spark creativity and set people on a path to becoming digital artists than any other piece of software in history like Photoshop. I wouldn't underestimate the power of 'toy' programs.

Not sure how that's relevant in this context but maybe you're saying designers should just stick with MS Paint instead of this new software?

I think it's more about how playfulness and exploration can be powerful for non-professional users.

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Post by waihtis »

ly3xqhl8g9 wrote: post #16
calciphus wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wait I'm genuinely curious: what's wrong with Calculator?

"Windows 11 calculator is creating many problems such as the app surprisingly crashes, opens then immediately closes, or not performs as expected. Some people complain that the built-in Microsoft Store application does not work after they have received an update." [1] The fact that there are 14 ways to fix the Calculator app listed in this article, including even "Disable Windows Firewall temporarily", is simply beyo…

> "Disable Windows Firewall temporarily"

I can only presume this is because Microsoft records and sends your calculator inputs to themselves. Windows is just one gigantic spyware operation. So glad I can run 99% of my daily ops on Linux

Re: Microsoft Designer

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Post by hulitu »

calciphus wrote: post #12
hulitu wrote: post #8

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What can go wrong ? Is not like most of their programs are a UI disaster (Office 365, Teams, Explorer, Calculator, Win 10) /s

Wait I'm genuinely curious: what's wrong with Calculator?

It is half the screen, hard to use with a mouse, gray on gray, slow to start.

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Post by htag »

The next product announcement where Microsoft incorporates AI as a central feature will cause me to roll my eyes. I expect we'll see a dozen or more of these this year. They are ultimately just repackaging models discussed here in a user friendly UI. This would look a lot more promising if Microsoft had a stronger track record for applications, which has been hit or miss.

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Post by diarrhea »

Anon4Now wrote: post #19
calciphus wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wait I'm genuinely curious: what's wrong with Calculator?

I use it regularly. It seems fine to me, but I do wish it had copy and paste.

The technology just isn't there yet.

I can recommend IPython, or just plain PowerShell for simple calculations.

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Post by Kwpolska »

ly3xqhl8g9 wrote: post #16
calciphus wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wait I'm genuinely curious: what's wrong with Calculator?

"Windows 11 calculator is creating many problems such as the app surprisingly crashes, opens then immediately closes, or not performs as expected. Some people complain that the built-in Microsoft Store application does not work after they have received an update." [1] The fact that there are 14 ways to fix the Calculator app listed in this article, including even "Disable Windows Firewall temporarily", is simply beyo…

The blog post you linked does not look very trustworthy. Many of these steps are generic Windows troubleshooting steps, with some clearly dumb ones thrown in. There are tons of sites that produce troubleshooting articles like this one for just about anything in Windows (although one of the steps is usually to use some product they're advertising). Googling for "windows 11 calculator crashing reddit" brings a total of two posts, so it's nowhere near widespread, and probably not a real problem.

Re: Microsoft Designer

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Post by colonwqbang »

arkitaip wrote: post #27
whywhywhywhy wrote: post #17

Microsofts 3D video team always put all this effort into making the uis look good and fluid but it's all just fantasy, the disconnect between what the marketing team is saying it is and what the reality of their software is jarring.

I dunno man, Teams has only given me a slight headache this morning instead of a cluster migraine.

I was also about to make a snide remark about teams but at this point it's more tragedy than comedy.
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