Why do high-tech companies keep annoying features that aggravate users despite frequent complaints? Often they feel they know better but sometimes it's because they just don't listen. Microsoft and Samsung both have a history of selective hearing. Even if you do not use Homegroup for example, Microsoft will install the icon right on your desktop. They intentionally make it hard to delete the icon and even moving it can be quite a challenge. After removing it several times, the icon will often still keep coming back.
Likewise, you would think Samsung would finally realize people do not always like to hear music when they turn on/off their televisions. Spouses and other family members and guests often complain it wakes them up in adjacent rooms but Samsung doesn't seem to get the point. Of course this should not come as a surprise from a company that provides an even more irritating "whistle" notification on phones, tablets and other consumer-electronics that sounds like a bird call. Unless your device is close by, you may wonder what that noise is and might even think your neighbor is messing with you. One would presume Samsung would have the sense not to play such a loud notification when the tablet appears to be off (especially at night) but apparently this doesn't seem to concern them.
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