[mythtv-users] Why Free Software has poor usability ?

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Thu, Aug 07, 2008 at 09:06:14AM -0400, John Drescher wrote:
> > They're basically trying to make a work-alike for a version of
> > Microsoft Office *that everyone knows how to use* at this point.
>
> Microsoft decided to completely redesign the GUI for most of its
> office products with no option of backward compatibility forcing
> everyone who knew the old interface (which was basically the same
> for at least 10 years) to relearn how to use office. For me at work
> most of my users after having the new office for a few days asked
> for the old office back since they did not want to spend valuable
> time relearning office. I certainly would not call that a usability
> improvement.

Correct.  Someone in the project management office was given their
head, and what they chose to do with it will (hopefully) turn out to be
a Career Limiting Move.

I have yet to find anyone who thinks the O2K7 interface is a Pretty
Neat Idea.

Cheers,
-- jra
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