• Sethal
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    6711 months ago

    Ugh. That’s gonna be bad for my muscle memory.

  • @[email protected]
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    5911 months ago

    I’m so angry right now. I was waiting to buy an iphone with USBC, but they have crossed the line. My next phone will not be an Apple.

    • MxM111
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      3011 months ago

      That’s clear impression I am getting from all those alarmist articles about “the feature that will anger the users”. Total clickbatary.

  • @[email protected]
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    4111 months ago

    I don’t understand why the button couldn’t have remained in the middle of the screen. It makes sense in the middle, being such an important button. It’s easy to reach no matter which hand you use to hold your phone. It’s the norm and people are used to it.

    • ansik
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      411 months ago

      The only justification for its having it on the right side I can think of is that the button ends up exactly where you drag to answer a call, so the answer button turns to an end call button.

      • LazaroFilm
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        111 months ago

        Which leads me to my real gripe with the slide to answer and button positions. If you swipe as a reflex but it’s button displayed you actually end the call by mistake.

    • @[email protected]
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      111 months ago

      Only explanation I can think of is that phones before touch screens used to have the end call on the right.

      • @[email protected]
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        310 months ago

        Or, you know, you slammed the the bit you held into the body of the phone with a satisfying “pling”.

        Now get off my lawn.

  • @[email protected]
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    1811 months ago

    Apple Fanboy = Ha! Ha! Look at the silly old people who can’t keep up with new technology! Adapt or die!

    Apple Fanboy after ‘end call’ is moved…

    • @[email protected]
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      3711 months ago

      I remember when my partner ate one but there was a TINY CRAB in it. They thought they broke their teeth.

        • @[email protected]
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          611 months ago

          We’re a lot more careful about it now.

          Damn shame, they’re delicious and I just wanna scarf them down.

          • cod
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            411 months ago

            Still one of the best things I’ve ever eaten was my uncle’s smoked mussels. I love mussels anyway but that was divine

    • @xtr0n
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      1011 months ago

      Why? Because no one ever gets promoted by saying “leave it alone, users like it the way it is”.

        • @xtr0n
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          411 months ago

          That isn’t true. McDonalds sells tons of french fries and they rarely change (and when they do change, they take great pains to make the change undetectable)

  • @[email protected]
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    1111 months ago

    It’s already saved me from accidentally tapping a recent or favorite number because they hang up a split second faster than my thumb lands on the end button. I approve of this change.

    • HeavyDogFeet
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      1011 months ago

      And so no buttons should ever be allowed to move? That would be insane.

      • @xtr0n
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        411 months ago

        Buttons can move but designers need to weigh the benefits of moving the button against the time and frustration users will experience from the move

        • @[email protected]
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          210 months ago

          Not to mention, the place where it used to be was easy to reach with either hand. This one will probably be unpleasant with both.

        • HeavyDogFeet
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          111 months ago

          Sure, and I’m going to guess they probably did that here. I doubt this is going to cause that much frustration, it’s still a big red button that’s easy to see.

          • paraphrand
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            611 months ago

            Oh, just a silly comparison about change in technology. It’s a prominent topic right now, everyone wanting just one cable and it is now being demanded by law.

            It seems our cables will never change again. Or if they do, the governments of the world will have to approve it.

            • HeavyDogFeet
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              211 months ago

              Ah, gotcha. I don’t think it would be that hard to change to new connectors. Now that laws are coming in, they can simply update those laws when it’s time for a new standard. USB C still has many years of headroom left, and the benefits of standardising connectors vastly outweigh the problems (at least in my opinion).

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                While I agree in general. I just wonder how the process of switching to a new connector would even work. And what companies will have the right to dictate the next iteration, etc.

                And when it does happen, we will just see all the same rage again about having to change, about already having a a bunch of cables and chargers, etc etc.

                And on that note of change, e-waste is claimed to be a huge factor in past connector requirements and these newer ones with USB-C. So what ever comes next will have to have substantial improvements to justify the e-waste switching will generate from a decade or so of USB C dominance.

                I really think there are many reasons we won’t progress past USB-C.

                I predict there will be a growing awareness of how USB-C is fine when engineered well. But when done cheaply or without care, it can lead to shorting out in a way past usb cables rarely have had. I’ve seen lots of reports of USB-C shorting out and melting ports in various HMDs and Controllers in the VR space.

                Apple implements USB-C very well. So I’m not worried about them.

                Anyway, thank you for listening to my TED talk on USB-C.

                • HeavyDogFeet
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                  211 months ago

                  My guess would be that once we start hitting walls with USB C, there’ll likely be a consortium or group of companies that come together to propose a new standard and propose/lobby for govts to add update the existing laws with that as another option of connector.

                  More difficult for companies than just throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks, but overall less of a shitty experience for consumers.