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by rapind 973 days ago
The worst offender of this is the Apple TV remote. Most of my actions with the Apple TV remote have been unintentional.
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Makes me think of the "MacBook Wheel" [0] from ages past.

It's really a shame how user-hostile design can be.

[0] https://youtu.be/9BnLbv6QYcA?feature=shared

Haha! I haven’t seen anything from the onion in years. They kind of became irrelevant at some point :)
Apple TV remotes have always been so awful.

I remember when Front Row for the Mac was announced. I loved Front Row (although the supported content was far too limited).

But despite Fromt Row’s limited functionality and simplistic interface, the Apple Remote still didn’t feel adequate.

I just got an Apple TV and got crazy with the unintentional swipes and touches. Then I discovered you can turn that off, to click-only. It‘s much better now, maybe that helps you too.