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Version Fatigue

An anonymous reader writes "An article in TechCentralStation introduces a useful new term: "version fatigue," which describes what happens when you get tired of learning new ways to do the same old thing with each release of software. This is something that tech designers seem insensitive to, but that drives users crazy. Maybe it's because tech designers are more anxious to be creative than to produce things that users like?"

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  1. neo artists by Flamesplash · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Engineers are just the new artists on the block.

    FP?

    -flamesplash

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  2. OG has been drinking excessively by ObviousGuy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But he still knows that this guy couldn't get laid to save his life.

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  3. most slashdotters..... by avandesande · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ....have virgin fatigue

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    1. Re:most slashdotters..... by yatest5 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      ....have virgin fatigue

      Don't you mean wrist fatigue?

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  4. Re:Are you kidding? by colmore · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    desktop market share != usage

    check server statistics

    check scientific and technical applications

    check movie studio render farms

    check outside of america

    just because joe and sue consumer aren't using Linux, doesn't mean that linux isn't being used. in fact, the home desktop market pales before the corporate market, where linux is doing quite well.

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  5. Re:Are you kidding? by CokeBear · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    dude, what's the story with your sig?

    blah blah
    Slashdot requires you to wait 20 seconds between hitting 'reply' and submitting a comment.

    It's been 18 seconds since you hit 'reply'!

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  6. I thought it said Verizon fatigue by peril · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Like when you get sick of those assholes telling you yer line isn't good enough for DSL. (Well shit, if I owned that piece of copper, it'd be fibre!)

  7. a52dec by heroine · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    A52dec was rewritten 3 times, resulting in the same thing every time. Ignored rewrite #2 and just merged with rewrite #3. Going to abandon it for the next 2 rewrites and merge with the 6th rewrite.

  8. Who says we're getting tired of recycled material? by Pollux · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I mean, there's still plenty of n'Sync and Britney Spears fans!