Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on September 19, 2003 10:55 PM
Very exciting. I can't figure out why it took people so long to make a simple, foolproof and "just doing my work"-shielded environment for budget computers.
This effort shows part of the industry is finally ready to grow up.
Meanwhile I'll happily keep on using macs, but I am very glad usability and ease of use are gaining in the workplace.
I understand a lot of users don't want their OS to dumb down and think that easier systems (like OS X) are toys, but you must be really stupid or single-minded to think everyday workers (intelligent or not - computer literacy has nothing to do with IQ) want to know anything about their OS.
They want the damned thing to work for them.
You might want to know everything about your co-workers in your free time, but while the clock is running, you want them to perform and interact in a pleasant and professional manner. That's all a computer needs to do.
It's less than you'd expect, but as companies like Apple know - and others are finding out - it's actually more work to create just such an environment. In the end it's about people, not computers.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on September 19, 2003 10:55 PMThis effort shows part of the industry is finally ready to grow up.
Meanwhile I'll happily keep on using macs, but I am very glad usability and ease of use are gaining in the workplace.
I understand a lot of users don't want their OS to dumb down and think that easier systems (like OS X) are toys, but you must be really stupid or single-minded to think everyday workers (intelligent or not - computer literacy has nothing to do with IQ) want to know anything about their OS.
They want the damned thing to work for them.
You might want to know everything about your co-workers in your free time, but while the clock is running, you want them to perform and interact in a pleasant and professional manner. That's all a computer needs to do.
It's less than you'd expect, but as companies like Apple know - and others are finding out - it's actually more work to create just such an environment. In the end it's about people, not computers.
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