On 25 Jul 2003 at 10:24, Atrix Wolfe wrote:
> I think similarly, often times Microsoft makes their stuff unnecesarily > complicated and puts out software that they think is how things should be > (forcing users to conform to the software instead of making software that is > useful to users) or make software to further their own agendas They are a business and that's what you do in business. The object of the game is to make money. You talk like its your parents forcing you eat your pea's. You still have choices. >(breaking standards so their momentum causes their standard to be the new standard, > making everyone else have to relearn their stuff and if the old standard > made more intuitive sense or was more powerful than the new one, this does > everyone a disservice). Thats how you set standards. And whats wrong with that? You cant tell me that you don't have some standards of your own when you develop a business program (a look or feel that you think is the best and you think everyone should use. I may look at it and think it Sucks) Just think if the standard for storing a program was still on punch cards. I just dont get this kind of thinking. Can you just imagine what the next ver of rbase could be like without microsoft standards. Rbase 7.0 for Netware 3.12 RBase 7.0 for Netware 4.0+ RBase 7.0 for linux RBase 7.0 for BeOS RBase 7.0 for FreeBsd Bbase 7.0 for Geo Works Rbase 7.0 for PC Dos Rbase 7.0 for Unix Rbase 7.0 for DrDos so on and so on and so on and THEY ALL WOULD SUCK > So i take pride in the fact that as a software developer, i know as little > as possible about microsoft's crap du jour I don't understand how you can even develop software with that kind of thinking >(most things completely change about every 2-4 years anyways) and dont think >that someone being unable to use poorly designed, unintuitive software means >that they suck, Unable to use or Unwilling to learn??? but that a company large enough to make any software they want >and force it upon the world sucks for not making it more useful without us >having to bend over backwards to use it. > > im sure lots of people disagree though (: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 12:05 PM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off topic > > > So, because you are a simpleton and unable to use advanced software; > Microsoft software sucks? Isn't it you who sucks? (nothing personal by > that statement) > > > Eric Peterson > IT Manager > QMI Security Solutions > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Castanaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 1:56 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Off topic > > C'mon, Mike - you've got to remember that you are a VB guru, miles ahead > of > many of us, and continents ahead of an average user. Some of us are > just > simpletons wanting to put out a decent document as easy as possible > without > a six month learning curve..... > > BC > > Victor Timmons Tiz's Door Sales, Inc 425-258-2391
