Mac has issued a salutation. Cancel or allow?

Apple has done it again - another Mac vs. PC commercial is out. Now normally I watch it once, smile a bit then continue with whatever I’m doing (the commercials do not air in Norway). But this one actually has got a valid point…


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As I was saying – this new one actually has a point to make. If I want to make changes, minor or major, to my computer I do not want to get asked every step of the way if I really did click the button on the screen: Are you sure you want to do that? Are you? Really? Cause it might be a bad idea, you see? Really? A backup could be considered a threat, you know? Do you really want to shut me off? Do you? Really? Cause if you do we take no responsibility whatsoever? You think that’s unfair? Really?


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I have a feeling that this function could be more hated than even the dreaded paperclip in Word. I’m sure you remember the one. It’s very hard to forget once you’ve encountered it. It seemed fun and functional the first time. You could even animate it at will! Then it turned up when you least wanted it. Made a mess of the screen, and whatever you were thinking at the time got lost into the great abyss – just so you could get “Did you know that …” Yes I did know. No, I did NOT need to be reminded. Thank you, and good night!


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One of the points made when launching Vista was that it was more secure than the old XP. It had built in safety and every step of the way. I’m sure there is more to it than this bit here. But it’s this bit here that is visible, and it doesn’t look all that good. Imagine a 100 meter race where every few meters there is a door that needs opening. The track can be the fastest in the world, but the focus is still on the doors, not what’s leading up to them…


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Now of course you could turn it off, but just once in a while it could be nice to get a “You are about to totally fuck over your computer. Cancel or allow?” But by then I'm sure that the continue-click has been made an automated process, and all the frustration would be even greater. I’m sure that if you kept it on long enough the paperclip had one valid suggestion. It must have had. “Did you know that I can be turned off?” 


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