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Advice for Developers: Make Common Usage Easy

Posted by timothy on from the thomas-sowell-is-smart-smart-smart dept.

Ken Hendrickson writes "Thomas Sowell has some fantastic common-sense advice for software developers from the viewpoint of an ordinary user: Make it easy to do what almost everybody wants to do. I don't believe he uses Free Software; that means that Microsoft is not satisfying their customers, and Free Software can perform better than Microsoft even in the ease of use area!"

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  1. Re:Logic proves free software is the best by GoofyBoy · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    >Oh this is slashdot, I'm just supposed to assume that Free Software is better in all respects.

    It also helps a story get accepted from the editors.

    The story specifies nothing directly about OpenSource or MS or Apple. I actually would like to see this person comment on the Apple UI. Yet apparently the jab at MS is valid.

    Next story to get approved:
    "New planet found. MS blamed for not finding it sooner, clear evidence that Free Software is better."

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