Sunday, January 06, 2002, 6:50:49 PM, you wrote: > Hello Joe. [...] Joe>> I think this falls into the realm of common sense, Joe>> Jan.
> I've been following the philosophical discussion on > common sense that you've been having with Thomas > which emanated from my question -- very interesting. I've enjoyed it, too, but I think we're about to get the hook. > This whole branch probably belongs on TBOT, but > anyway, I just wanted to jump back in here for a > moment to say that the real question I was asking was > how Syv had determined for an absolute *fact* that > TB! was not a Cx success. After all, what Microsoft > or Syv (or anyone -- I'm not picking on you, Syv) > considers a Cx success is not necessary the > benchmark. You bet. But I think Syv was speaking relatively. I.e., that TB! would be much more popular if it were easier to use, had more documentation, etc. Period. And I agree. It's also a very real possibility that the nice folks at RitLab are perfectly content with their current level of success. > Personally I think TB! is already a success because > its here, it works better than all/most email clients > currently on the market & has so many devoted users So did the Taliban. :) > In addition, I would imagine you'd agree that success > can change with age. What one considers a success @ > 20 yrs of age can be very different from what one > considers a success @ 60 yrs of age. That's called > perspective. You bet. And the older one is, the more perspective one enjoys. > Oh, & BTW, I certainly agree that easier makes for > more popular. OE fits that description, doesn't it? > :-) I wonder how popular it would be if it weren't pushed by MS and bundled with IE? Yes, I have a hunch that Bill Gates probably today lives in a much bigger house than, say, Stefan Tanurkov. But who knows what tomorrow may bring? -- Joe Finocchiaro mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
