[pantulis]

Back in the day, in Operating System Design class I dared to suggest the teacher that for some obscure inode related problem the system should ask the user what to do.

His answer was "We are designing an operating system, not a messaging solution".

This was circa 30 years ago of course, and the essence and complexity of what an OS is today is different, but the idea still resonates in my head every time macOS deploys one of these prompts at me.

[tonymet]

Somewhere in early MacOS design guidelines I remember it saying that settings/prompts were a design failure that put a burden on users. Something really has been lost on the design team.

I know the landscape is different – more liability , regulation etc. But Lawyers will always overreach on compliance and notice. Even to the point of making the app useless.

They are expecting the product team to be forceful.

A positive example is that I noticed most EVs have a lot of consent prompts and warnings (e.g. a warning to look at the backup camera, and a consent prompt to comply to never using the nav/infotainment while driving) – but Tesla’s do not. I imagine Elon being very demanding that the experience take precedence.