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That's akin to saying "this screwdriver sucks as a hammer." You're using it wrong.
by FussyZeus 11y ago
That's akin to saying "this screwdriver sucks as a hammer." You're using it wrong.
- mikeash 11y agoWhen you go to the hardware store and ask for something to pound nails, they give it to you. When you ask people what they use to pound nails, they say they use this. When you're hired to pound nails, they often insist that you pound nails with this. 99.9% of the people who use this on a regular basis use it exclusively to pound nails. Given that context, it makes little sense to say, that's unfair, it's really a screwdriver.
- FussyZeus 11y agoIf 99% of the contractors on the planet were using screwdrivers as hammers, the 1% are the ones using the proper tool for their job. Consensus =/= Fact in every scenario.
- mikeash 11y agoMy point is that not only do roughly all the users use it that way, but the make agrees with that usage. At some point you just have to say, this hammer, while apparently designed as a screwdriver, is clearly labeled, sold, purchased, and used as a hammer and is not very good at it.
- Dr_tldr 11y agoSo would you say that your description and expectation of how people use Word matches Microsoft's marketing materials for it?
- emodendroket 11y agoWho cares? I thought we were talking about the quality of the tool and not the marketing.
- Dr_tldr 11y agoNope, read all the comments above to understand why you're drawing a false distinction and missing the point here.