Windows sucks

[figmo]

I had to say it. This isn't a "religious" thing; it's a post from someone who is frustrated at all the crap she has to run to keep her system from getting invaded by stuff.

People keep saying Macs are more expensive, but when you add the maintenance costs to the Windows boxes and note that the Mac will be useful for a longer period of time, Macs turn out to be cheaper.

I just wish Adobe would effing port FrameMaker to MacOSX or Linux so I wouldn't have to run Windows at all.

I now go back to making my systems usable so I can get back to work. :-(

Comments

[egoldberg.livejournal.com]

There was a TON of rigorous, triangulated user research done on the 2007 ribbon design. So given that knowledge I think it's unlikely they'd miss something *that* big. Do you just mean that you want to be able to Paste Special without using a mouse?

That's Control-Alt-V now. Or am I misunderstanding?

A good list is at:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP101476261033.aspx

[figmo.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the Office pointer; I wish I could have found that in the UI.

As for the "TON of rigorous, triangulated user research," they didn't ask me for my input, and they certainly didn't ask the other tech writers I've spoken to who find the new interface frustrating.

It'd have been nice to have an option to go back to the old UI.

[egoldberg.livejournal.com]

I'd invite you to get acquainted with the design & research process that supported the design change and to see if you still feel the same way:

http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/archive/2008/03/12/the-story-of-the-ribbon.aspx

Personally I think it's among the best-designed and researched interfaces ever implemented given the set of constraints and diverse audience expectations. So I'm probably not the right person to complain to.