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Re: Trees have one root

2002-07-30 16:59:40
At 04:04 PM 7/30/2002 -0700, Peter Deutsch wrote:
I dunno, Ole, you seem to be underestimating the abilities
of Ed and Edna Everage consumer here.

One of the major problems with computer-related tools, today, is not that they under-estimate the user's ability but that they over-demand the user's effort.

Long ago, we got away from automobiles with hand-cranks to start the engine, spark arrestors, and other assorted controls over internals. Most people simply want a car to work; they do not want to be automobile mechanics.

By contrast, today's PCs require that each user be a system administrator.

Given an industry that is at least 20 years old, this is a situation that all of us in the field should be deeply embarrassed about.

d/

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