[mythtv-users] Why Free Software has poor usability ?

John Drescher drescherjm at gmail.com
Thu Aug 7 22:52:46 UTC 2008


On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 6:44 PM, Jerry Rubinow <jerrymr at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Jay R. Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 07, 2008 at 09:06:14AM -0400, John Drescher wrote:
>> > > They're basically trying to make a work-alike for a version of
>> > > Microsoft Office *that everyone knows how to use* at this point.
>> >
>> > Microsoft decided to completely redesign the GUI for most of its
>> > office products with no option of backward compatibility forcing
>> > everyone who knew the old interface (which was basically the same
>> > for at least 10 years) to relearn how to use office. For me at work
>> > most of my users after having the new office for a few days asked
>> > for the old office back since they did not want to spend valuable
>> > time relearning office. I certainly would not call that a usability
>> > improvement.
>>
>> Correct.  Someone in the project management office was given their
>> head, and what they chose to do with it will (hopefully) turn out to be
>> a Career Limiting Move.
>>
>> I have yet to find anyone who thinks the O2K7 interface is a Pretty
>> Neat Idea.
>
> Well here's one.  And in fact I think the old interface is a very bad
> design.
>
> Addressing what John said, it's ridiculous to say there's no backwards
> compatibility.

I meant no way to get the old menu system back that everyone knows and
understands with the new product.

John


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