The nonsense Windows pulls, of continuously reminding me to “finish setting up” my PC is the worst. It’s listed in the Hall of Shame on that site and I wholeheartedly agree with its position on there 😕 I think I’m going to stop opting for Windows upgrades entirely considering they’re putting 100% of their development efforts into monetizing, and absolutely nothing into improving the user experience at this point.
I like the effort, but I feel like trying so hard to coin a hip new buzz phrase (Dark Patterns) instead of calling it what it is (deceptive marketing practices) is counterproductive.
Dark pattern is not a new term.
And “deceptive marketing practices” is too broad. Dark pattern is a subset of that. So the title is being specific, which is something to praise, not criticize.
