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<blockquote data-quote="Selvarin" data-source="post: 7668182" data-attributes="member: 6102"><p>Are you.....kidding?</p><p></p><p>Holy...you have it bass ackwards.</p><p></p><p>Actually, YES, as a customer, it is. If I have a need (or 'want'), it's something I'm willing to pay for if *I* see it is being provided. The main quibble I have is in the 'flow' to get from point A to point B and finally point C. It is a choice of design which I dislike--and yes, it is legitimate.</p><p></p><p>The best designs are the ones which flow with the user's actions. It is the difference between Windows 7 and Window 8/8.1, if you will. Both will generally do the same thing but Windows 8's interface gets in the way of what I want to do. So I will prefer to use Windows 7 or its successor, Windows 10. It's kind of like Common Core Math vs. the Real World. Why take 2 minutes to write out a calculation for 9x6 when there are simpler, shorter methods to get to the same answer? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>That is as simple as it gets.</p><p></p><p>Company A or B has every right to build a widget which does things a certain way that works. And no doubt a lot of people like or don't mind how it's done. But--to me--the interface and the method of getting to where I want doesn't work. </p><p></p><p>When it comes to design, the best ones are where the engineer builds something, they step back and ask themselves, "OK, it works. Now how does it best work for the customer?" A lot of software over the years has failed in that respect, because it work quite like the customer needs it to. The ideal is for the program to enhance/improve what a user wishes to do. In A, B, and C it does just fine. In D it doesn't, and it's based upon design choices and not bugs or kludges.</p><p> </p><p>I don't think anyone is asking for it to fly and do cartwheels. Some of us are just saying it doesn't handle certain things more fluidly. It's not impossible, it was just designed differently.</p><p></p><p>Have a good weekend, everyone!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Selvarin, post: 7668182, member: 6102"] Are you.....kidding? Holy...you have it bass ackwards. Actually, YES, as a customer, it is. If I have a need (or 'want'), it's something I'm willing to pay for if *I* see it is being provided. The main quibble I have is in the 'flow' to get from point A to point B and finally point C. It is a choice of design which I dislike--and yes, it is legitimate. The best designs are the ones which flow with the user's actions. It is the difference between Windows 7 and Window 8/8.1, if you will. Both will generally do the same thing but Windows 8's interface gets in the way of what I want to do. So I will prefer to use Windows 7 or its successor, Windows 10. It's kind of like Common Core Math vs. the Real World. Why take 2 minutes to write out a calculation for 9x6 when there are simpler, shorter methods to get to the same answer? ;) That is as simple as it gets. Company A or B has every right to build a widget which does things a certain way that works. And no doubt a lot of people like or don't mind how it's done. But--to me--the interface and the method of getting to where I want doesn't work. When it comes to design, the best ones are where the engineer builds something, they step back and ask themselves, "OK, it works. Now how does it best work for the customer?" A lot of software over the years has failed in that respect, because it work quite like the customer needs it to. The ideal is for the program to enhance/improve what a user wishes to do. In A, B, and C it does just fine. In D it doesn't, and it's based upon design choices and not bugs or kludges. I don't think anyone is asking for it to fly and do cartwheels. Some of us are just saying it doesn't handle certain things more fluidly. It's not impossible, it was just designed differently. Have a good weekend, everyone! [/QUOTE]
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