[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread] 

List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Parallel versions of KDE
From:       Rene Horn <rhorn () SDF ! LONESTAR ! ORG>
Date:       2003-02-24 1:58:51
[Download RAW message or body]

On Sun, Feb 23, 2003 at 09:26:14PM +0100, Simon Edwards wrote:
> In all honesty, MS's decision to make a Professional and Home edition of \
> NT  has very little to do with usability and everything to do with \
> marketing. The  Professional and Server versions are full NT, while the \
> Home Edition is NT  for the low end of the market, taking over from the \
> 9x line of products but  at the same time being hobbled enough so as to \
> give people incentive to cough  up the dough for the full price versions.
> 
> Also see this:
> 
> http://usability.kde.org/activity/recent/userlevels.php
I was right in the middle of writing a response to this when stuff started \
crashing on me!  Didn't even have a chance to save the message.  Oh, well, \
I remember most of it.

Anyway, I understand what you're saying about Pro. Vs. Home, and I agree \
with you, but to market it, they need to tweak the interface accordingly \
for the demographic they're trying to market to.  They wouldn't be so \
successful trying to sell Pro-Edition features to "Home Users."  Money as a \
motivator doesn't make them blind to usability issues.  It didn't do that \
for Apple, and they have some of the best UIs out there.  There are quite a \
number of significant differences in the UI between Home and Pro. Edition \
(see http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_home_pro.asp for a good \
comparison of features.)  Pro. Edition can, and does, often overwhelm the \
computer-illiterate, but it definitely is a lot more configureable.

Rene
-- 
rhorn@sdf.lonestar.org
SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
_______________________________________________
kde-usability mailing list
kde-usability@mail.kde.org
http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-usability


[prev in list] [next in list] [prev in thread] [next in thread]