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[ale] "What's So Bad About Microsoft?"
- Subject: [ale] "What's So Bad About Microsoft?"
- From: groups at ChangingLINKS.com (ChangingLINKS.com)
- Date: Mon Mar 15 10:49:02 2004
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
- References: <000401c40a35$63ac57c0$0a00a8c0@atlas> <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
On Monday 15 March 2004 05:09, Geoffrey wrote:
> Keith Hopkins wrote:
> > David Corbin wrote:
>
> >> Good software doesn't need to allow for user error.
> >
> >
> > What are trying to say? User's don't make errors? (I want your
> > users!) Programs should ignore silly things users type and forge on
> > with what they "think" the user wants to do? (sounds like a MS
> > philosophy, right Mr Clippy?). "Good" software is perfect and bug free
> > (does such a thing exist?)
>
> I'm a firm believer in the old maxim: 'If you write software any idiot
> can use, only an idiot will use it.'
Correction:
"If you write software any idiot can use, anyone can use it"
Else you have a (poor) excuse for writing horrible interfaces, etc.
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