On Thursday 15 November 2007 12:32:36 Gustin Johnson wrote: > Kevin Anderson wrote: > >> Most of the users I know could care less about the promised features. > >> Even the so called "power users" really don't care about their file > >> systems (or file formats). Maybe I have a dark and pessimistic view of > >> those who exist in the middle of the bell curve. That probably is more > >> than just possible :) > > > > I'll just comment that this is largely due to not understanding the > > benefits of it. > > Exactly. Computers seem to be more of a fashion accessory than a useful > tool. For those who do actual work with their computers, they don't > usually care how it works, they only want it to work, so these new > features do not really matter to the end user since very few ot them > encounter the limitations of XP.
A color monitor had no value initially, actually, a monitor had no value. The GUI had no value until people knew it, a Mouse? Same thing. The Internet had no value and Win95 made a conscious decision to NOT include it. Famously undone for rev B. 3D desktops have no value, but expect that to change in the next 24 months or less. Just because something has no value at one point doesn't mean there's no value in it. That value might take time to learn or understand, but much as there was no need for a relational database until companies like IBM and Oracle drove IT people to understand the value or their businesses. Similarly, flat files work for for the desktop now because people have no concept of any other way of working. Indexers like Stringi or Google desktop show that there is value in having a better organizational system than simply using a search method that takes forever. After you learn to use "locate", how often do you use "find" to search for a particular MP3? Some email packages allow you to see your email using something similar to a database view. If you've used it, you'll understand why it's cool. If you haven't seen it, then you'll scratch you head as to why anyone would want it or care. Same thing with threaded email messages. But once you see it, and use it, it's annoying and limiting to go back. A filesystem that's a database will be the same thing. Kev. _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
