> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:00:34 -0000
> From: Evan <email address hidden>
> Reply-To: Bug 1 <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share
>
> I have a friend who is a very bright but nontechnical user. She is
> scared of Windows update because it occasionally very slightly alters
> the way her computer works. She consequently didn't install any updates
> until I pointed out that in addition to these very slight tweaks, it
> also theoretically would make her computer stop misbehaving. In MS-
> Land, that's only theory, and the frustration makes her care very little
> about making any changes at all. She knows from experience that no
> change to her computer has actually been for the better. But here, we
> have the potential to turn that theoretical improved reliability into
> actual improved reliability.
>
> This is not a usual opinion, but I think the single biggest draw we can
> ever have for regular users is Stability and Predictability. 5 years
> ago, no one was mentioning that because (1) nothing ever crashed, and
> (2) we practiced specification- / documentation-driven programming.
> However, in our rush to beat MS, this "nothing ever crashed" has
> degraded to an "almost nothing ever crashes"; the specification driven
> programming has degraded into a innovate-innovate-innovate model. We
> need to hold on to our roots.
>
> My point is: don't lose sight of our strengths in trying to work on our
> weaknesses.
>
> --
> Microsoft has a majority market share
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1
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Kindest Regards,
Paul Flint
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Dear Evan,
AMEN!
Regards,
Flint
On Sun, 19 Oct 2008, Evan wrote:
> Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:00:34 -0000 driven programming. innovate- innovate model. We /bugs.launchpad .net/bugs/ 1
> From: Evan <email address hidden>
> Reply-To: Bug 1 <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Subject: [Bug 1] Re: Microsoft has a majority market share
>
> I have a friend who is a very bright but nontechnical user. She is
> scared of Windows update because it occasionally very slightly alters
> the way her computer works. She consequently didn't install any updates
> until I pointed out that in addition to these very slight tweaks, it
> also theoretically would make her computer stop misbehaving. In MS-
> Land, that's only theory, and the frustration makes her care very little
> about making any changes at all. She knows from experience that no
> change to her computer has actually been for the better. But here, we
> have the potential to turn that theoretical improved reliability into
> actual improved reliability.
>
> This is not a usual opinion, but I think the single biggest draw we can
> ever have for regular users is Stability and Predictability. 5 years
> ago, no one was mentioning that because (1) nothing ever crashed, and
> (2) we practiced specification- / documentation-
> However, in our rush to beat MS, this "nothing ever crashed" has
> degraded to an "almost nothing ever crashes"; the specification driven
> programming has degraded into a innovate-
> need to hold on to our roots.
>
> My point is: don't lose sight of our strengths in trying to work on our
> weaknesses.
>
> --
> Microsoft has a majority market share
> https:/
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
Kindest Regards,
Paul Flint
(802) 479-2360
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