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Power User definition

Posted Feb 13, 2012 23:53 UTC (Mon) by ovitters (guest, #27950)
In reply to: Power User definition by elanthis
Parent article: Day: A New Approach to GNOME Application Design

You could say the same about most of the Microsoft Office versions. Loads of change between versions.

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Power User definition

Posted Feb 14, 2012 0:17 UTC (Tue) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link] (2 responses)

Really? Do they completely redo the entire UI with no ability to go back to the previous interface? Do they routinely jettison unpopular features? Do they break existing settings and workflow?

Business users would never put up with having to re-learn Word's interface all the time.

Yes, there are loads of changes. But they're done with a keen eye toward keeping existing users comfortable. I agree, it's a great example.

Power User definition

Posted Feb 14, 2012 0:19 UTC (Tue) by dlang (guest, #313) [Link] (1 responses)

look at the ribbon menu approach that microsoft changed to, and look at the number of people who complain about it (at least they give you the option to switch back, at least for now)

Power User definition

Posted Feb 14, 2012 0:26 UTC (Tue) by bronson (subscriber, #4806) [Link]

> at least they give you the option to switch back, at least for now

This is the critical difference. As far as I can tell, Microsoft spends a lot of time ensuring existing users have an easy path forward.