[X4U] No AppleWorks on intel iMacs?

[Richard Gilmore]

Simple (to use) is hard isn't it. I've found simpler for the end user
requires a lot more engineering and forethought. But for the people I have
to help on a daily basis no matter how "simple" something is they can't
figure it out. Some quote I read regarding software design said that not
matter how idiot proof software becomes the universe just produces better
idiots.


On 7/2/06 5:39 PM, "Eugene" <list-themacintoshguy at fsck.net> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 09:04:02AM CST, Richard Gilmore <rgilmor at uwo.ca>
> wrote:
> : 
> : Simplicity is outlawed today. But applications were simple ?back then?
> : because programming and computers in general were ?simple? especially
> : compared with today. But tomorrow?s apps are going to make today?s look
> : simple too. I don?t think anything today can be marketed as ?simple? though
> : because it will be criticized as hobbled or having ?few features and
> : functionality.? People today expect the apps they buy or use to be capable
> : of anything and if they buy software package Y and then discover that it
> : can?t do this or that (no matter how trivial) but if they only bought
> : software package X it could do all that and more then they?re going to feel
> : stupid or ripped off and they?ll never buy Y again and Y will be out of
> : business so fast. The competition in the computer world is fierce. Nothing
> : can be marketed as simple anymore.
> 
> Simple is easy.  Simple-to-use is hard.  The real problem is
> that most industries today are not interested in working on
> solutions that are too hard.
>