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dclowd9901 on Sept 24, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Text editing on mobile: the invisible problem

Yeah, the bizarrely apologetic tone of this article was a real turn off. I don’t think any reasonable person would classify text editing on mobile as anything less than needing a full overhaul. Also, whose feelings are we sparing here by being apologetic for criticizing it?

downWidOutaFite on Sept 24, 2023 [–]

To me the article reads as if it was originally targeted at his colleagues at google who told him they weren't going to implement his ideas.

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