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Reply With QuoteMaybe it's just because I've used mac's forever, but dragging a cd to the trash makes sense to me - it has always been obvious to me that if I want something gone, I put it in the trash. On the other hand, the principle behind the start menu being the menu which you need to use to shut down the computer - that's just stupid symbolism. I can't see how it helps the system be simpler or more intuitive, especially intuitive.
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- November 1st, 2003, 03:32 PM #1
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What is stranger?
Clicking the "Start" button to shut down your computer or dragging your CD into the Trash to eject it?
Actually it was a very hard decision for me to make since both of these things are incredibly stupid, especially for companies as megalithic as Apple and Micro$oft. I would have loved to be in on the brainstorm sessions where these decisions were made.Last edited by habilis; November 1st, 2003 at 03:37 PM.
- November 1st, 2003, 03:40 PM #2
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- November 1st, 2003, 03:49 PM #3
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"Gone" is a bit too vague for me in this context. I would never think to trash a floppy to eject it. As far as I've ever known, if you drag and drop something into the trash, it's deleted. I've been on Macs for about 5 years now and I'm still not liking the trash/eject phenomenon.
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- November 1st, 2003, 04:03 PM #4
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"Start, Shutdown, Restart"
- November 1st, 2003, 04:33 PM #5
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Yeah, my comfort with the feature is probably just because it's always made sense to me. Rationally it is odd. But not as bad as the above!
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- November 1st, 2003, 06:02 PM #6
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Yeah.... Start---> Shut down is just plain oxy-moron-ish. Whereas dragging a disk to the trash is just bad symbolism. Both are stupid, but Start>Shut down is a little more stupid because it's opposites.
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- November 2nd, 2003, 02:27 AM #7
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But in OS X if you drag your disks into Trash the Trash changes to Eject so basically it is not a mere trash for those disks!
The same if you want to burn data on an CD or if you want to remove items from a Finder's window toolbar! PLUS you can use the Eject key to eject your CD/DVDs 
But the Start button in Windows is just Start button even if you do the Start > Shutdown > Restart or Start > Shutdown > Sleep I find your lack of faith... Disturbing!
Windows is a 32-bit extension to a 16-bit graphical shell for an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition
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