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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: K Menu: Name (Description) -> Description (Name)
From:       Sander Devrieze <s.devrieze () pandora ! be>
Date:       2003-08-20 21:13:52
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Op woensdag 20 augustus 2003 22:54, schreef William Leese:
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> >-people like naming things by their technical name (I drive my Porsche,
> > not my car)
>
> Isn't this simply out of pride? OTOH people are completely indifferent
> to the brand name of their microwave, refridgurator (sp?), washing
> machine, keyboad, tv, stereo, dvd player, etc, etc, etc..

There are keyboards, washing machines,... with names because this is good for 
marketing. Other example: it's bad, but it's true: people never say they 
start their word processing application; they say they start "word" (even if 
it's in fact e.g. OpenOffice.Org!!).

> >-you play "ktuberling", not "a game for kids"
>
> As mentioned the descriptions need to be improved on. I'll be looking at
> this.

Maybe we've to put all these desciptions in a wiki first.

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