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> I think this is special pleading.

This is an emotional, low-quality response to what is a measured comment actually providing nuance to the discussion.

The parent poster is very clearly not saying that leaving off the power switch leads to a better experience for the consumer - they're just giving legit reasons that a design/marketing team might use to justify doing so. Please don't try to cheapen the knowledge that they provided like this.



I took it as "I think the reasons given are not legitimate, and are poor excuses for 'maldesign'.".

Where 'maldesign' is my dad's favourite word for every seeming design flaw or 'unreasonable' limitation. (-:




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