um...yes I did. What I had to say did not challenge what was said in the review at all. Also to be correct, Office 2007 received warm reviews from almost every corner because of the new UI, not in spite of.
It would be difficult for you to argue that you aren't trying to keep a negative impression going with win 7 from vista since you've said it's crap and you've never even seen it yourself. On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 8:48 AM, Tom Piwowar <[email protected]> wrote: > >Something to realize...with over 90% of the market they aren't trying to > >lure any mac people, they are trying to lure those XP business users. Mac > >users, like Tom, are trying to keep the impression that 'win 7 looks like > >crap'... > > Did you even bother to read the review? > > "After I installed Windows Vista in November 2006, I was perplexed. Why > was it suddenly so much harder for me to use my computer? I knew XP cold, > and I could use it without thinking. But with Vista, I felt a little lost > and began to notice the extra work required to perform tasks that had > become second nature. By hiding various features in an attempt to > simplify Vista's interface, Microsoft was in fact adding overhead to my > Vista transition, forcing me to learn a new UI." > > "Like many, I just couldn't see how Vista's "new look" benefited the > Windows experience. I became further entrenched in my belief that > Microsoft's ongoing divergence from the well-established menu approach > pioneered by Apple is fundamentally wrong." > > "Microsoft Office -- and to a lesser extent Internet Explorer -- went > nuts in this direction, relying on buttons, variable menus, and > right-clicking for almost everything. These UIs made Vista's user > interface appear intuitive by comparison, yet they also hinted at further > UI confusion to come. It was as if Microsoft's strategy for UI design was > to leave its customers at a loss for where to start or what to do next. > Not surprisingly, users have rejected Microsoft's latest offerings in > amazing numbers." > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > -- Make sure you support your local CarbonONset programs! ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
