On 5/15/04 12:23 AM, "Entourage:mac Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Every feature means more complexity. A semitruck can do a LOT more >> than a Honda, but it's a LOT harder to drive. > Oy vey, not another analogy. I guess the difference between you and me is > that in my world I can envision the day when they can make enough > improvements to a semitruck that it drives as easy as a Honda. Perhaps if > you would keep an open mind you would to. The difference is, that I understand that no matter how simple you make a semi's controls, it's still a semi. It costs more than a honda. It's more ponderous than a honda. It's more complex than a honda. It's not as nimble. The maintenance on one is higher. It's a *lot* harder to back up, because it's still a two piece 60' long vehicle. You act as though features come for free. Let me ask you..have you ever used any possible variant of the following phrase WRT Office: "bloated with features that no one uses" The more features you add, the harder the program gets. In 20 years of Macintosh, this rule has NEVER been broken. The first Mac OS was FAR simpler to use than Mac OS X. It had perhaps a THOUSANDTH the capability. As features got added, it got more complex. Harder to use. That's not analogy. That's fact. Word 5.1 was FAR easier to use than Word 2004, but there's features in 2004 that I can't live without. I'd have to use Windows if all I had was Word 5.1 again on the Mac. EVERY FEATURE HAS A COST. They take code. They take testing. They may break something else. For a feature to be included, something else is left out. They cost money. There is no magic "feature wand" that is waved over code. No matter how loudly or often you yell "FEATURIO IMPLEMENTIO" while wearing an ugly robe, EVERY FEATURE HAS A COST. That's just a fact. A law of computer science if you will. It exists, and cares not who likes it or not. My "closed mind" or "lack of imagination" has no effect on it. Nor does your "open mind" or "great imagination". john -- You should never put a string of lit Black Cat firecrackers in someone�s back pocket while they�re on stage playing bass guitar with their band. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
