Apple takes the time to figure out how normal people do stuff.
I'm not sure what Microsoft does, but I'm picturing what some a focus group determines followed by the interpretation by committee (with the necessary compromises) followed by what some engineer implemented, all constrained by years of legacy code.
I've been using Win7 at work (I'm linux-only at home) and expected it to be a smooth experience. After all, everybody says linux isn't ready for the desktop yet. I am surprised at how often Win7 guesses my intent wrong or does stupid annoying things like jumping the list under the mouse when I click on an entry.
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Engineers are all basically high-functioning autistics who have no idea how normal people do stuff.
-- Cory Doctorow http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cory_Doctorow#Eastern_Standard_...
Apple takes the time to figure out how normal people do stuff.
I'm not sure what Microsoft does, but I'm picturing what some a focus group determines followed by the interpretation by committee (with the necessary compromises) followed by what some engineer implemented, all constrained by years of legacy code.
I've been using Win7 at work (I'm linux-only at home) and expected it to be a smooth experience. After all, everybody says linux isn't ready for the desktop yet. I am surprised at how often Win7 guesses my intent wrong or does stupid annoying things like jumping the list under the mouse when I click on an entry.
It would be equally valid to observe that bloggers are all basically self-absorbed wankers who have no idea how normal engineers do stuff.