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That's one approach. Or we could add all kinds of buttons and some Clippy that gives you a random hint every now and then. I'd say Apple's solution is a nice middle ground.


>That's one approach. Or we could add all kinds of buttons

Yes, we could add all kinds of buttons....

...and get one of the best paid calculator apps in the app store, as discussed here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32902520

Apple's solution is not "middle ground". It is Clippy: something that dumbs thing down to such an extent that they become harder to use.




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