I couldn't agree more with Professor Sayanekar.
Microsoft, in its infinite wisdom, has consistently chosen to over-innovate at the cost of user convenience. It is perfectly acceptable to enhance back end functionality with time as over-the-horizon technologies continue to evolve. That said, modifying the user interface, in fact, replacing a fully viable user interface and then pushing millions of users to the basement of the learning curve not just once but repeatedly, has never made any sense. This is precisely why Microsoft isn't Google any more to which it lost its leadership position almost a decade ago. Visit the original Google home page from 2001 on archive.org and compare it to the Google home page of 2016 and you will be surprised to notice that the differences are marginal at best. Although the back end functionality on Google's home page has come a long way, the front end UI essentially continues to remain the same. The links continue to remain text links and even the site links are managed by Google very professionally. Several third party applications are available to give MS Word 2007 and above an MS Word 2003 look and feel. However, it isn't the same thing. Just my two cents worth for what it is worth! Rajesh from Noida Original Message Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2016 14:59:49 +0530 From: "Shyam M. Sayanekar" <[email protected]> To: "AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled." <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AI] Office 10 Message-ID: <001101d1828b$10c75920$6aa6cc75@SayanekarPC> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Hello Mr. Ajay, it is easy to preach philosophy, but coping with that philosophy is not easy for everyone. Nobody says that we should not make efforts, But when you say an outdated technology, there should be some reason to turn the technology into an out dated one. What was wrong with Office 2003, so that it was redundend? We never mind changes but they should be for the betterment of the community, and not only for the whim of the developers. The Microsoft Vista is the best example. That version of the operating system totally went flop. What was wrong with the nokia phones? They could havbe improved those to the higher level. My main objection is that they never take into consideration the difficulties faced by the VI persons, whose number is not neglijable. And it is only we, who have to keep adjusting. Thanking you, Professor Shyam M. Sayanekar --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. https://www.avast.com/antivirus Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
