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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 30/08/2015 9:27 AM, John Willis
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<blockquote cite="mid:F93FC816-175C-4073-A027-A91A3ADCDF78@mac.com"
type="cite"> Why do we keep coming back to the rejection of this
simple and consistent idea? Why do people insist on making it
difficult, counter-intuitive, and strange? </blockquote>
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I think they are attached to their past practices and knowledge. <br>
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It is very much like a change in operating systems ... say CPM to
DOS. Or Windows '95 to windows XT etc...<br>
The knowledge and skills developed with the past system have to be
replaced with the new, <br>
despite any advantages to the change (particularly for new users)
the old system is familiar and therefore favoured by the established
users who don't want the trouble of learning the new. <br>
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Me? I'm in favour of any change that <br>
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<li>aids new users </li>
<li>has a consistent structure</li>
<li>is easy to document</li>
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