There really isn't that much in the way of "learning a new interface" - it's more about the user's perception of what they'll have to do if they make the switch. "I'm used to IE" is a lame, bu tincredibly powerful reason for not using something much better than what they have.
People, as a general rule, would rather put up with annoyances than change. People do not like change. But usually it only takes a little push to send people over to the other side, and then they can make an informed decision. It's the uninformed-ness that's the problem when IE arrives out-of-the-box, already sitting there for the user.
Agreed. Aside from the current economic situation, there are historical examples of brilliant ideas being ignored because the 'innnovator' was unknown, unpopular, unwealthy...
For example, the monk/biologist Mendel did extensive research into genetics in the 19th century. His theories would have provided evidence for the mechanisms Darwin was proposing in evolution - however, because he was an unknown, his ideas were practically ignored. Their importance was not recognised until after his death. Just having a great idea is rarely, unfortunately, enough.
The mistakes made as a result of not having a chief marketing officer are to be expected - but not so much as the mistakes made as a result of being a company of human beings.
More important are the policies themselves (Re: China, etc) which have much more real effect on the company's users and shareholders than their marketing division does.
Interestingly, there is similar evidence that cane toads are as a whole increasing slightly in size, and simultaneously red-bellied black snakes have smaller mouths than they did 10-15 years ago. It seems that both species are adapting for the same purpose: the toads so that predators such as snakes can't swallow them, the snakes so that they can't swallow the toxic toads.
Um. Your above example is an excellent example of natural selection, the mechanism that drives evolution. Passing on of useful genes = whole population better adapted = evolution towards being better adapted to environment. That's what evolution IS.
We Micro$oft-bash on/. all the time. And many people bash Micro$soft all the time anyway, just for fun, even though they *don't* hate them. Can you seriously see them calling off a project after a day or two of bad press?
Agreed, mail servers seem to be trying endlessly to outdo one another on storage, whereas it's the systems which attract most people I know. As argues elsewhere, many Yahoo!ers prefer to stay with Yahoo despite gmail, because they like/are used to the setup.
That dates from far earlier than the esteemed Captain, it comes from the Latin:
"De gustibus non est disputandum"
(Now which is nerdier: Quoting Kirk, or searching for the linguistic roots of that quote?)
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There really isn't that much in the way of "learning a new interface" - it's more about the user's perception of what they'll have to do if they make the switch. "I'm used to IE" is a lame, bu tincredibly powerful reason for not using something much better than what they have.
People, as a general rule, would rather put up with annoyances than change. People do not like change. But usually it only takes a little push to send people over to the other side, and then they can make an informed decision. It's the uninformed-ness that's the problem when IE arrives out-of-the-box, already sitting there for the user.
For example, the monk/biologist Mendel did extensive research into genetics in the 19th century. His theories would have provided evidence for the mechanisms Darwin was proposing in evolution - however, because he was an unknown, his ideas were practically ignored. Their importance was not recognised until after his death. Just having a great idea is rarely, unfortunately, enough.
... is there some law that says that to post on /. you have to use as many /'s as possible? The word "or" still exists for a reason.
The mistakes made as a result of not having a chief marketing officer are to be expected - but not so much as the mistakes made as a result of being a company of human beings. More important are the policies themselves (Re: China, etc) which have much more real effect on the company's users and shareholders than their marketing division does.
...0.07 seconds, + another 20 while we took out the ones you weren't supposed to know that we just found for you.
Interestingly, there is similar evidence that cane toads are as a whole increasing slightly in size, and simultaneously red-bellied black snakes have smaller mouths than they did 10-15 years ago. It seems that both species are adapting for the same purpose: the toads so that predators such as snakes can't swallow them, the snakes so that they can't swallow the toxic toads.
Um. Your above example is an excellent example of natural selection, the mechanism that drives evolution. Passing on of useful genes = whole population better adapted = evolution towards being better adapted to environment. That's what evolution IS.
first post :)
We Micro$oft-bash on /. all the time. And many people bash Micro$soft all the time anyway, just for fun, even though they *don't* hate them. Can you seriously see them calling off a project after a day or two of bad press?
Agreed, mail servers seem to be trying endlessly to outdo one another on storage, whereas it's the systems which attract most people I know. As argues elsewhere, many Yahoo!ers prefer to stay with Yahoo despite gmail, because they like/are used to the setup.
That dates from far earlier than the esteemed Captain, it comes from the Latin: "De gustibus non est disputandum" (Now which is nerdier: Quoting Kirk, or searching for the linguistic roots of that quote?)
Stay well away, them thar flux capacitors are liable to explode if you put .2 of a watt too much through them!!