On Mon, 20 May 2013 19:24:44 -0700 "Adam Wilson" <flybo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 20 May 2013 18:04:10 -0700, Nick Sabalausky > <seewebsitetocontac...@semitwist.com> wrote: > > > On Mon, 20 May 2013 15:54:10 -0700 > > "Adam Wilson" <flybo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> Very few actual users care about changing the behavior of the > >> widgets. Most people who want to change them just want to skin > >> them. > >> > > > > One standard deviation is all that ever matters. Everyone else can > > and should just go fuck off. It's their own goddamn fault anyway > > for being such a bunch of unreasonable jackasses. Fuck 'em, nobody > > cares about them anyway, especially since we all know perfectly > > well they're just a bunch of fat unshowered virgin slobs living in > > their parent's basement and jerking to "7 of 9". > > > > > > > > ...Right? > > > > > > > > Or, of course, we could just go with the classic favorite: "It's > > just business." > > > > So the basic premise of the argument is that if we can't make > everyone happy we shouldn't do anything at all? The basic premise is that "fuck the minority" is asinine. I know you've never worded it in such a way, but that's exactly what it amounts to. > Let me pose you this > question. If a piece of software did something for you that you > absolutely had to do and nothing else did, but had a non-native > widget UI, would you use that piece of software? > There's nothing hypothetical about that: I *do* use Claws mail, Gimp, DVDFab (to remove PUOs from my - yes, legitimate - discs) and various others, I have used iTunes, Flash and others in the past, and those are all non-native abominations. And yes, I put up with them *even over some native UI alternatives*, because for one reason or another they're the best option (for me) that I can find. That still doesn't change the fact that I hate putting up with them and I would immediately jump ship given an all-around sufficient alternative. > Most people, even the prideful ones, would just use it, because not > using the software is worse than the UI decisions by the designer. > So I take it you *really* weren't expecting my answer above then. You were maybe convinced I was something I'm clearly not, hmm? Just because I don't chase trends eagerly? Or just that someone not sharing your opinion, or who doesn't engage in group-think, couldn't possibly be rational? Something else, perhaps?
