On Jan 7, 2005, at 12:40 PM, Kauffman, Tom wrote:
Thanks for the link, Andy. Most interesting.
I'm sure the developers are working to what they feel are the significant customer requirements, ...
THE AC FAQ says: "The Administration Center was created in response to customer feedback. Extensive user interviews were conducted to develop an interface that better supports common configuration and administration tasks".
I think it would be beneficial if IBM sent email to registered customers in general soliciting their input to a new design of this nature, rather than getting limited input from a focus group. This would possibly result in a more amenable application, and head off a lot of the shock value in what ultimately arrives. Certainly, the ability to run on Windows XP would have been a "must" for the app to be acceptable to most customers.
Richard Sims
