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Given that computers originated as line-oriented devices, home and end keys have (or should have) obvious functions relating to the line one is on. Infinitely arrogant Jobs, as mentioned above, insults his users (one mouse button forever) yet then expects them to know NON OBVIOUS shortcut keys (or be taught such keys by equally arrogant Mac fanatics).

The fault in your point is that on a Mac keyboard, there are no home and end keys. There are two keys that have an arrow pointing down-right and top-left, but no home or end keys. Don't go making stuff up now, please.

The enter versus return key decision is another bizarre Macism. Maybe the fanatics ship each Mac with a special camera so they can watch the "idiots" press the wrong key. Ditto the two delete keys that have different functions.

Why is it stupid? Is it stupid because the keys don't behave the same as on your ps/2 keyboard? You see, the Mac keyboard and it's functions happen to be quite old, and just like the ps/2 keyboard, it evolved.

Would you call a German keyboard stupid because it says 'steuerung' instead of 'control'?

The resize corner (let's call it the penalty box) is a gross defect. I like being able to resize a window by the corner/edge I choose because otherwise I have to resize then move repeatedly to get it right where I want it. If you put the window where you want it, then resizing in Windows is a single click & drag operation -- it is impossible to be more efficient than that.

It's stupid just because it's different? I come from a BeOS world, and I am greatly pleased by the resize corner. Same as doubleclicking on a titlebar minimizes the window (like BeOS) instead of the utterly useless Windows maximize.

It is quite amusing that the writer of this article calls these "new user mistakes" when at least half a dozen are glaring Apple design mistakes and another half a dozen are reasonable assumptions by Windows users (i.e. the vast majority of ALL users).

Nonsense. Again, the Mac has been like this for ages-- in fact, the MacOS is older than Windows. So you could also say that Windows is doing everything wrong.

The Mac "apple" key is unleveraged, it doesn't do "something else". This is by no means a new user mistake. The apple key _could_ do something else, but it appears to be easier to attack "new users" (i.e. anyone not fully brainwashed by Apple)

The Apple key is the shortcut key. The end. Just because Windows keyboards have that stupid Windows key which always gets in the way due to accidental pressing, doesn't mean the rest of the world should adapt to this utterly useless key either.

The Mac doesn't let you maximize a window, yet it puts the menus at the top of the screen! That is truly a bizarre pair of decisions. "We control your window display _and_ we want you to dart your eyes away from your window and back again FOREVER! {diabolical laugh}"

Right. Get some fresh air.

Encouraging/expecting users of any stripe to "hide" applications is stupid. A computer is an information appliance, it is meant to present information. Hiding is for useless Vista toolbars.

Really, you are Windows-centric and everything else must be stupid just because you are not used to it. I assume you find all other languages than English stupid; all countries other than the US stupid, etc., etc., etc.

I once had to work on a Power Mac that was littered with downloads on the desktop -- how truly ugly. No one knew how to change/edit non-functioning menu items either. Love that ease of use!

"Once"? And yet you are commenting on difficult and complicated things like usability? Jesus, I just spent a good 5 minutes replying to someone criticizing a Mac after using it 'once'.

Can you please specify that at the beginning of your post next time?