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617 points EvgeniyZh | 4 comments | 03 Apr 25 21:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.874s | source

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nilsbunger ◴[04 Apr 25 13:47 UTC] No.43582329[source]▶

Steve Jobs used to say the problem with Microsoft is they don’t have taste.

The font-shimmering effect on scroll immediately reminded me of that, it is really distracting. And you can’t use reader mode to disable it.

(FWIW, I’m a fan of Bill Gates and all he’s done for the world)

1. mimischi ◴[04 Apr 25 19:44 UTC] No.43586888[source]▶

Makes me wonder: did Bill write all of this text? Did he decide this effect is cool and must go in? Did he even know about that text effect?

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2. chubot ◴[05 Apr 25 03:23 UTC] No.43590412[source]▶

Yeah totally, the fact that it has all this extra design makes me imagine a mid sized paid team behind it, with ghost writers.

The voice of this blog post does sound a little corporate, tbh

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3. Timwi ◴[05 Apr 25 08:25 UTC] No.43591873[source]▶

To be fair, Bill Gates is a corporate guy. That's why he's rich, not because of his programming.

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4. rvba ◴[06 Apr 25 13:22 UTC] No.43601270{3}[source]▶

What about BillG reviews?

Most corporations dont know how to do it

Microsoft’s original source code