On Wed, 16 Feb 2000, Stu wrote:
> Yes, it does look a lot like Windows, but I don't understand why that's a
> problem. The problems with Windows are mainly that it's a) not free/run by
> Microsoft, and b) that it's less stable than a toddler on crack.
>
> The problem is not its UI. It does have some annoying idiosyncracies and
> flaws like any system, but it's also a well-known interface that virtually
> all computer users are familiar with and can use easily, almost
> transparently. If borrowing an transparent and familiar user-interface is
> something Corel should be ashamed of, this sounds like a very weird
> position to me.
Hmmm... it's also generally worth pointing out that while lots of
computer users are very used to it and no longer notice, there are some
_serious_ interface problems with many aspects of the Win95ish shell.
Check out http://www.iarchitect.com/msoft.htm; the bit on the Find File
dialog is particularly good.
Matt
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