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UI != placement of buttons

UI != placement of buttons

Posted Oct 23, 2008 14:38 UTC (Thu) by khim (subscriber, #9252)
In reply to: OpenOffice vs. Office 2007 by lysse
Parent article: Why OpenOffice.org Failed - and What to Do About It (ComputerWorld UK)

Not really. As I've said: first impression was quite positive for OpenOffice.org and VERY negative for MS Office 2007. But after some time expression changed.

Sure, buttons are grouped differently in MS Office 2007. And it's a problem for a people who are familiar with MS Office 2003 or MS Office XP. But! Underlaying logic is the same. The fact that knobs are moved in MS Office 2007 is irritating, the fact that knobs are different in OpenOffice.org is disastrous.

P.S. Note: these were experienced MS Office 2003 users, not "fresh" users - but it's the situation with most companies, right?


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