Stephen Russell wrote: > On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Ricardo Aráoz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Rick Schummer wrote: >> >>> I think one of my clients put it best: Things are different. To succeed >>> with this OS you have to go >>> with the new flow and not fight the OS and try to make it work like Windows >>> XP. Yeah, a little Zen, >>> but he is right. The different layout is painful at first, but like >>> anything even monkeys can be >>> trained to do things differently. >>> >>> >> Your client forgot an important question, one of sound solid business >> sense. What do I win with this change? What is the benefit to me, the >> user, when they change menus I'm used to? What is the benefit to me, the >> user, from having to change to new hardware (I mean, after all it is >> giving me no more speed or anything) and having to climb that learning >> curve? >> If the answer to this is "to get some eye candy" or "so that m$ can make >> an extra buck", the you can imagine what would a "sound solid business >> decision" be. >> > --------------------------------- > > Sorry but that is a load of crap. Probably :)
> Design and human emotion is always > changing. From homes, to automobiles visual design is always in flux > so what was good then is now old today. > Breathing is reeeeally old, yet I trust I can keep doing it. Do you actually recommend your clients to spend good money on fashion? > Changing the layouts of the interfaces was a RPITA but you get over > it, much like you get a new vehicle and the wipers are not in the same > place. We learn and move on. > Yup. But the question still is what's in the deal for me. If I get a new vehicle I know the engine will be better, the leather will smell nice, and lots of other things. Not such a clear deal with Vista. So... ok, the layout is a RPITA... but give me SOMETHING real in exchange for my effort learning it (and paying for it). > I see by the way a few people here respond that they don't get Web2.0 > and what it brings to the table for users and owners I don't do web, so I wouldn't know from a developer's POV. But as a user I don't give a shit. So long as I can get to the contents I need you can give me Web -1.00 > There is a lot > going on but if your are comfortable with the same old stuff and find > the new stuff distasteful because it is different, any change for you > is bad. > Let's see if I can be more clear. If change costs me then I want something worth the cost. Pretty simple. Huh? --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
