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it's kinda wild to see decades-old linux desktop features finally arrive on the platform regarded as the pinnacle of UX

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Apple isn't very good at UX. They just have the manpower to fix things until the CEO stops complaining.

Three things come to mind regarding bad Apple UX:

1. USB ports on the back of a screen

2. No separate Copy/Paste keys, or Undo/Redo keys.

3. Magic mouse with a USB port on the bottom (so you can't use it while charging).

4. Sideways traffic light on top of windows

5. Maximizing windows to full screen is hard to do.

> No separate Copy/Paste keys, or Undo/Redo keys.

What?

I don’t quite understand what you mean by number 2? AFAIK my PC doesn’t have “dedicated” copy paste keys. The only difference is CMD+C/V vs CTRL+C/V

I mean, if Apple were any good at UX, they would have made Copy/Paste etc. to have a special status on the keyboard at least.

They did, it was the Magic Touchbar and the internet whined relentlessly about it.

sure, i didn't say you regarded them or that i regarded them, but you must agree they are generally regarded

As long as you overlook the abysmal QuickTime 4.0 player.

http://hallofshame.gp.co.at/qtime.htm

This list stinks of a Windows user's unbudging perception of a system they don't like. You don't have to like it but anyone can create a list of dozens and dozens of these nitpicks against Windows or any Linux DE if they tried.

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