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Comment by paulcole

5 hours ago

> I'm happy there is a mass of popular sentiment that consumer devices are better with buttons

There is not. It’s the same 11 people who have a hobby of posting online about how much they miss buttons.

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lynndotpy  4 hours ago

This is more needlessly dismissive rhetoric. You don't really believe it's eleven people.

This sentiment is widespread enough to be a common point of comedy and conflict, and it's widespread enough problem that consumer intelligence companies have been reporting on this for years ( https://www.jdpower.com/sites/default/files/file/2025-09/202... , https://www.vibilagare.se/english/physical-buttons-outperfor... , https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/tesla/model-y/2020/road... , etc.) If you spend time in the lobby of a kiosk-only fast-food, you are sure to hear someone complain too.

I know "touchscreens are the future and those button-lovers are rarities who will die out soon" was a popular thing to believe, but that was back in the 00s. People like b uttons.