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pw6hv on Oct 16, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: What does one look for in a laptop these d...

> As I was typing this, a great example of said broken crap, is Lenovo popping up a MessageBox asking me to reboot to update my firmware. Didn't software developers all agree well over a decade ago that windows stealing focus was not a good thing? So why then is a top of the line brand in the PC world writing shit like this?

Don't think that MacOS spares you about that either. Update notifications are equally distracting.

finalfire on Oct 16, 2021 | [–]

> Don't think that MacOS spares you about that either. Update notifications are equally distracting.

You're right but if I recall correctly notifications do not steal the focus.

throwawayboise on Oct 16, 2021 | [–]

> why then is a top of the line brand in the PC world writing shit like this

"It's OK when we do it"

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