On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 9:30 AM, Rich Thomas <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > I kinda like Apple stuff, but I have a rather cynical view of technology > now. Apple does seem to focus more on the "user experience" but some stuff > is still bass ackards to my mind. Unlike the winders stuff Apple folk seem > to actually think something about how a user might want to do things, not > how the developer thinks it should be done.
Every now and then I see commentary on Windows Phone and Windows 8; just today I saw an article about changes to how Windows Explorer will work in 8. I have to say, I was impressed that MS was taking user feedback to heart, and making good and innovative workflow changes. Anyway it seems like a very positive change for the company - if they can claw back market share. My wife used OSX (10.4 and 10.5) every day for almost three years, but when I switched her to Ubuntu (with the new interface that all the geeks hate :) she decided it was better within the week. Admittedly I was able to show her some stuff, and of course I've had to help with application issues for file reading and whatnot, but it was mostly a stock install. Meanwhile, I'm back to Windows 7 and have been happy enough with it, though I do think it's gotten harder to do some things (wireless for example) without a whole lot of benefit. It is much faster and better at optimizing for hardware, though, which is a nice change. Best, -Tim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
