This isn't really on topic here, but does anyone know of any sites the compare what UI aspects of Microsoft are poor in relation to Mac (and for that matter KDE and GNOME). I always hear the Mac's UI is superior than MS, but to tell you the truth, I've never heard that claim backed up. It's very hard for me to get around Mac, and I realize that it's because I'm so use to Windows but I figured that I'm a smart enough guy that I should be able to figure it out. Some people say the Windows users try to hard and impose too much complexity on the Mac's UI and that's why they have so much trouble -- that they just need to relax more... I guess so, but I'd like to see a side by side comparison of where MS dropped the ball as far as UI design. (ps: I'm running OS X at home, you no longer have the ability to position a background, you can only tile it. Now, I might be just stupid and can't find the "center" preference, but if I'm right in believing that you no longer have a choice in positioning the background I'd have to say Mac goofed up on this one....) > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Greer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 11:51 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] religion in linux <OT> <TID> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert MacLean" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > heres my personal stand on M$. > > If you think of every one of M$ products with the exception of the > > OS's, and imagine all the products ran on a decent OS's (eg Linux :) > > then think how good M$ really is. There downfall is that > they have a 2 > > bit OS and they charge too much for there products. M$ > comes out with > > some of the best ideas in GUI's and ways of doing things. > > Microsoft's Mac programs are great. I believe because they > are constrained > within Apple's human interface guidelines. But MS and good > GUI really don't > mix. A close study of MacOS and Windows really shows how poor > the Windows > GUI is. Apple is referred to quite a bit in the world of > interface design, > and their book on the human interface is practically canon. > > Matt > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > >
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