[wongarsu]

> Regular computer users are fin and like these UI changes

My experience is that regular users hate changes, period. Doesn't matter if it looks much prettier now. The button isn't where it was or changed color and they are now confused.

This is starting to change as more people had computers in a phase of their life where they were happy to experiment. But it will still be many years until the majority of the working population evaluates changes on design and performance criteria instead of just disliking them for being different than before.

[wjholden]

I don't like this about myself, but these days when Google or Microsoft mess with the software I've been using for a few decades my first feeling is frustration and my immediate reaction is to turn off the new feature.

A few days ago, a new search bar showed up in Windows 11 and I immediately closed it without trying it in any way. Months ago, I switched to DuckDuckGo because I couldn't disable Google's search result highlighting. I hate the new microwave in our house because it doesn't let me type in seconds and instead I have to push some "Automatic 1" for a fixed 60 second interval (there's probably a better way, but my wife threw away the manual).

Sometimes, better is worse. I am so close to switching to a basic Linux distro like Gentoo just to avoid these surprises.

[dale_glass]

There are real issues with some changes, though.

Like Windows 11 for some reason centers the buttons on the screen. I'm not quite seeing what that improves since now things move around, and the start button is no longer in the very comfortably reachable corner by default.