Monday, November 01, 1999, 11:54:15 AM, Ali wrote:
> Oho, *now* I understanding the reasoning. In an effort to deal with
> the users ineptitude, faulty OS's are developed that do silly things
> which frustrate the clue-full and further frustrate the inept as well.
> <crazed sarcasm>It's a snowball effect which will eventually lead to
> the computer exploding against our will. </crazed sarcasm>
Yes, you're finally getting it. For example, some schmuck in a tie
deletes a file that he didn't want to delete. Instead of doing the sane thing
(backups) we now have prompts asking us if we want to delete the file, that it
is a program, do we want to delete it, then we have to finally *really* delete
it from the trashcan.
Yes, I want to delete it. Yes, I want to delete it. YES, I WANT TO
DELETE IT!!!!
Because most users don't want to learn how to do several simple
operations, we now have a overly complex and convoluted way of installing and
removing programs. I have had more problems than I ever care to think about
because of the registry and the un/install procedure then I *EVER* did in the
days when I could simply unarchive something into a separate directory,
include that directory in the path and be done with it.
In the drive to appease those who who are inept, clueless and whiny the
manufacturers have come up with systems that defy its own internal logic, are
bloated, mediocre, annoying and difficult to use as a result.
Yeah, some people may find the Open Source Unix (Linux, et al) interfaces
a pain to learn but they are so easy to use because they do have consistent
internal logic, are thin, excell at what they do and aren't annoying in the
wrong ways.
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