On 25 Jul 2003 at 12:03, Victor Timmons wrote: > 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 > > Victor Timmons Tiz's Door Sales, Inc 425-258-2391
