> It is interesting that the cheerleaders for this latest interface > travesty are the same two people who are always cheerleaders for > whatever > MS deigns to dish out.
I'm sorry that you're having such a tough time with objective reality, Tom. Should I tell them that they're doing it all wrong? It would be awful if their wants and needs turn out to be such a buzz kill on your paradigm. > The problem is what MS chose to put in the ribbons. Instead of > presenting > a logical map of the program's functions, the ribbons have big icons > for > functions that MS thinks are popular. This eliminates the possibility > of > learning a systematic model of the program's operation. Instead we have > an almost random selection of features based solely on popularity. So > we > have to rely on memorization instead of understanding. A dumb way to do > it. I can tell you've spent sooooo much time using it, demonstrating such a poor grasp of the design. Probably about as much time as you've spent with Windows 7. If the market agrees with you, MS will be punished with reduced sales and consumers switching to alternatives, just as the market is doing to IE. If not, well then, you'll have refined the angry crank persona just that much more. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
