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Why aren't computer monitors more commonly square, specifically in the workplace? (lemmy.world)

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Almost all business applications have horizontal menus and ribbons that take up a decent percentage of a landscape monitor instead of utilising the "spare" screen space on the left or right, and a taskbar usually sits at the bottom or top of the screen eating up even more space (yes I know this can be changed but it's not the default).

Documents are traditionally printed/read in portrait which is reflected on digital documents.

Programmers often rotate their screens to be portrait in order to see more of the code.

Most web pages rarely seem to make use of horizontal real estate, and scrolling is almost universally vertical. Even phones are utilised in portrait for the vast majority of time, and many web pages are designed for mobile first.

Beyond media consumption and production, it feels like the most commonly used workplace productivity apps are less useful in landscape mode. So why aren't more office-based computer screens giant squares instead of horizontal rectangles?

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[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I can't imagine OneNote will ever disappear. It's ingrained in a lot of businesses. The under-featured UWP app on the other hand is no loss.

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[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

Oh and not to question the professor's expertise but you can't blame the consumers for this one. Literally NOBODY asked for one of these pins.

"These products are designed based on the consumers' desires and affordability," said Berrin Tansel, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Florida International University.

Making them easier to recycle would require the cost of the material recovery process to be fronted by the manufacturer, making them more expensive, Tansel told Context.

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[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (6 children)

This article is a bit of a mess. What the fuck does AI have to do with the amount of glue used in a device?

And why focus on a limited run from a failed product rather than the literal millions of successful wearable products like airpods that are equally hard to recycle?

Also

Meanwhile, the use of the technology is only expected to grow.

Very insightful