Re: Where Are The Computer Companies?

On 2025-06-10, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:37:50 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man wrote:
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... in all my years, of all the complaints people have heard about
the computer, consistent dialogs is not one. Same with the
titlebars, to be honest, most people don't notice, or don't care or
simply got used to it ...
 
People that *actually have work to do* just get on with their work.

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And then people complain when Linux GUIs exhibit that kind of variety.
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The difference being, with Linux, it is your choice how you want to
configure the GUI, it’s not being imposed on you by any platform owner.

Exactly. And I have seen Windows users confused by new menus in new versions
of their applications. Some of them work, step-by-step and that's all they
know. You change a Menu step and they're lost. I always wondered what the
big deal was between using Microsoft Word and Libre Office Writer (or any
other word processor), and then I how confusing it was to the
"step-by-steppers," — that's when I understood why Microsoft has such a hold
on the computing world (especially in the office).

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