Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/04/30/14:16:49
Problem is, the ordinary user dosen't even know what a line of code
is. Do you know all about how your car works (if the answer is yes,
remember than most people don't). They have a basic idea, but they
don't know the details. Same for computers. Try to explain the
complexity of how a CPU works to you mom. Unless she's very technically
apt, and I mean VERY, she won't have a clue. That's the way it is for
most people.
Computers ARE appliances, they SHOULD be as stable as my toaster. The
argument is valid.
Gary Flynn wrote:
>
> Judson McClendon wrote:
>
> > Frank, has it occurred to you that it is a disadvantage when you have
> > to have experts around just to keep your system running? Stable means
> > stable. You do not have to have a mechanic on your payroll to keep
> > your automobile running.
>
> You do if you have a fleet of them.
>
> > You do not need an electrical engineer on
> > your payroll to keep your stereo and TV working. Computers are sold
> > to the general public at Sears and Wal-Mart. If they are appliances,
> > then they should be as stable as appliances. If not, they shouldn't
> > be sold as such.
>
> So complain to Sears and Wal-Mart and the computer marketing folks.
>
> IMHO, most of what they tell people they say because thats what people
> want to hear. If people haven't learned by now that a device with
> a million lines of code in thousands of separate files isn't complex,
> they never will.
>
> Also, the marketers tend to give people what they ask for. You want
> lots of capabilities and choices? Good, that means lots of decisions
> for you to make...hopefully good ones.
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