jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Sat Aug 8 15:26:28 CDT 2009
ROTFL, I get your point, but I have a choice don't I to rent a "mechanical gearbox". I did drive in Ireland and just made sure I specified an automatic, and it was a relative piece of cake. It was definitely strange, for the entire time, but I don't drink and I had absolutely zero problems driving there. I certainly don't need to start the whole discussion all over again, nor do are you required to respond ever again. Do I feel "Safe" with Microsoft? Sure. Do I think they have MY best interests at heart. Absolutely not! Do I think they have Microsoft's best interests at heart? Absolutely! IF my best interests don't conflict with theirs then fine, otherwise to bad for JC. I too think they are developing some truly world class software. I think the .Net framework is unparalleled in the world today. Did they do it for me? Not a chance, they did it to force me to stay on windows. It makes many many different things possible (even trivial) that might very well be impossible in a Linux environment. But it was decidedly NOT because it was best for ME, personally or as a developer that they went to this huge expense. I just FEEL that it was decidedly NOT because it was best for ME that they did the Office interface redesign. I think it was best for Microsoft. That is the way of the world, and I understand that. But when someone who owns the guitar market suddenly strings backwards all guitars sold in the future, for no other apparent reason than that it is good for their company, I don't have to like it. John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com Shamil Salakhetdinov wrote: > Sorry forgot to note that the car with the right-side located steering wheel > had also a mechanical gearbox... > > -- > Shamil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shamil Salakhetdinov [mailto:shamil at smsconsulting.spb.ru] > Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 11:41 PM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Access poll > > John, > > Let me have this my posting as the last one in this thread? My last posting > but anybody else please feel free to comment on it but do not "force me" to > reply - OK? > > Yes, my example with cars' "interfaces" evolution maybe is not that a good > analogy to comment on what and why happened with good old MS Office > CommandBars replaced by Ribbon. I prefer to not comment (a lot) on what > reasons lay behind that MS decision. I do feel the reasons were good and > real business oriented as I see that MS is releasing more and more mature > software with years both for end users, developers and system engineers. I'm > not saying I understand/can explain all their reasons. Many of them are > beyond me. But I feel good and safe with MS software. (Much) more good and > safe than before. > > Have you ever tried to drive a car in UK, Ireland, Japan...? - or whatever > else country/place in this world where they have a steering wheel on the > right side? And I mean driving such a "unusual car" when you have zero > experience with right-located steering wheel and many years experience of > driving a "normal" car? And you rent such an "unusual car" and you go from > airport almost straight on highway, in the night's darkness, under the rain > etc... > > If you do have such experience you know how it feels - comparing with that > experience learning Ribbon is just a child's play. I mean that. :) > > Thank you. > > -- > Shamil