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Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by _doctor_love »

yurishimo wrote: post #385
kqp wrote: post #347

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I think it’s basically recalcitrance. Same as they suddenly turn into the world’s worst devs every time they have to make software for Windows. Apple hates mouses, but many people won’t consider not using one, so they reluctantly make an expensive, pretty, and absolutely terrible mouse to get you over the hump of the macOS switch then keep pushing you along to where they really want you: the giant touchpad, where the…

I have been a desktop trackpad user for so long now, I literally don’t want to use a mouse for anything except playing video games. The amount of flexibility offered by a good trackpad just wins most of the time as it is plenty accurate for quickly jumping around on one axis. With a large enough trackpad, you could even move to a 1:1 type of movement, or add that functionality to a layer for the best of both worlds (…

Wacom wants your money!

I’ve worked with some designers who did what you described with their huge tablets. Use the stylus to turn it into a giant touchpad. Works pretty good.

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by kalleboo »

thewebguyd wrote: post #359
dmitrygr wrote: post #357

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https://www.google.com/search?q=microsoft+blocks+local+accou... https://redmondmag.com/articles/2025/10/08/microsoft-ends-lo...

Hmm, funny, because I literally just set up a Win11 PRO machine yesterday, I could still create a local account, no bypass script needed. Your links only apply to Home editions.

How did you do it? I had to set up a Windows 11 Pro install 2 months ago and there was no way to get past the Microsoft Account requirement, I had to create an account, I tried everything (setting up with no network device attached, etc)

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by weikju »

greedo wrote: post #425
proxy_skate wrote: post #307

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It's a well known fact that it is quite difficult for some parents to setup and use parental controls, I believe it was just to fully explain it to people that might not know much about how parental controls work.

And how many parents are watching a WWDC presentation?

More than you think. This stuff also percolates into the news, blogs, YouTube videos, etc, and that also reaches more parents.

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by thewebguyd »

kalleboo wrote: post #482
thewebguyd wrote: post #359

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Hmm, funny, because I literally just set up a Win11 PRO machine yesterday, I could still create a local account, no bypass script needed. Your links only apply to Home editions.

How did you do it? I had to set up a Windows 11 Pro install 2 months ago and there was no way to get past the Microsoft Account requirement, I had to create an account, I tried everything (setting up with no network device attached, etc)

Choose "Other options" then click "Domain join instead" you don't actually have to join a domain here, it just has to create a local account. That option won't be present on Home edition though just a heads up.

You can also use an autoattend.xml file on the install ISO to set up a local account (https://schneegans.de/windows/unattend-generator/) amongst other things like removing all the windows store apps, etc.

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by archagon »

analogpixel wrote: post #410

I read through a summary of what was announced today, and I don't really want/care about any of it. The biggest apple announcement today that I was excited about, and would tell other people about was https://lowtechguys.com/musicdecoy/ I have an older iPhone that can't run any of this new stuff, and I'm not upgrading because I have no reason to. I think I actually prefer at this point to be on an older phone that wo…

I do enjoy reading about what the Swift team is doing. (And other folks working on the lower decks — kernel, Foundation, etc. The AI brainrot hasn't seeped down there yet.)

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by kettlecorn »

thewebguyd wrote: post #345
kettlecorn wrote: post #230

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In a time where people are increasingly disillusioned with the tech industry & billionaires the imagery Apple puts forward of a literally siloed utopian ultra wealthy landscape probably does rub people the wrong way, at least at a subconscious level. In the past Apple has been pretty good at anticipating and responding to shifting cultural dynamics. I wonder if they'll recognize and adjust?

I'm not sure it actually rubs people the wrong way, given Apple's sales numbers. Apple positions themselves as an aspirational brand. Everything they do is on purpose to enforce that. When people are upset at reality most people look for an escape into something else, not dive further into whats actually happening. The siloed utopian landscape is the point. Apple tries to sell a modern, clean lifestyle status symbol.…

I agree with that, but I don't think it's incompatible with my observation.

Apple has often in the past positioned itself as an aspirational product for those who aim to be tasteful, talented, beautiful and wealthy.

The risk of becoming too disconnected from reality is that the typical person may stop aspiring to the sort of rich-person reality Apple presents. Think of how many of the symbols of wealth of prior generations, like fine tableware, were rejected by younger generations.

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by faizmokh »

joakleaf wrote: post #128
antirez wrote: post #36

They try so hard to do a polished presentation that everything is kinda fake and unauthentic. I don't understand how this attitude survived so many years.

It feels fake, because they speak in a way that sounds unnatural and overelaborate. It is so long, with so many unnecessary sentences. And it feels like everything is said at least twice; First a generic statement about the new feature. Then a specific example, or a deeper explanation of what the first generic statement was. Then a demo. And then a conclusion to the future. The old Steve Jobs keynotes focused on the…

> It feels fake, because they speak in a way that sounds unnatural and overelaborate.

I’ve been to a few official Apple Developer events. What I’ve noticed is that they all have the same presentation style, to the point that it feels almost cult-like.

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by zulux »

sethops1 wrote: post #455
robomartin wrote: post #439

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I would love to be able to have a conversation with the people who decided Liquid Glass was a good idea. The first question would be: Given all other truly useful things you could implement as well as bug fixes, why did you think that investing time and money on Liquid Glass would deliver useful value to users? I wonder how much time and money they wasted on something that nobody wanted, cared for, needed or solved a…

My theory is they made Liquid Glass for the Watch first, where (IMHO) it's actually pretty great, and assumed it would translate well to iOS and macOS, which in retrospect it did not.

Sort of how Microsoft made Windows 8 look like a Zune.

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by m463 »

xiaoyu2006 wrote: post #311
xnx wrote: post #272

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> Apple very rarely admits mistakes. Probably the best reversion was getting rid of the butterfly keyboard and bringing back ports after Jony Ive was gone.

I hope they redesign their magic mouse. It's not a real product.

Best I can say about it - at least it's not round.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockey_puck_mouse

Re: Apple WWDC 2026

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Post by m463 »

yurishimo wrote: post #381
xiaoyu2006 wrote: post #311

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I hope they redesign their magic mouse. It's not a real product.

Do you use a Magic Mouse? It’s really not that bad if your only computer use consists of social media and the occasional budgeting spreadsheet. And before you mention it, yes the charging cable. In reality, plugging it in for literally 1 minute will get you enough battery to last hours. 5 minutes will get you an entire day. Normal people plug it in and go get a coffee or pee and then it’s fine until they log off for…

"You’re not the target market"

Unfortunately I had to learn this when I got my first mac.

You don't have to go very deep into the ecosystem to encounter things that... well, things bottom out at shallow.

Looking back... glossy displays. flat keyboards without curvature to center your fingers on the keys. more and more hurdles to using macos as a technical person. prematurely missing USB-A. memory/storage that's not expandable. Dongles everywhere as a checkbox item/workaround.

and of course, anything that superficially seems to be a mouse.

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