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The classic example of this was Microsoft Office; they tried to unify the UI and implementation for just the reasons you argue in the mid-1990s and faced a user
by eschaton 8y ago
The classic example of this was Microsoft Office; they tried to unify the UI and implementation for just the reasons you argue in the mid-1990s and faced a user revolt as a result. Subsequent versions were very much a rewind, with a native Mac human interface on a cross-platform core.
I don’t know how it is now as I haven’t used Office in about 15 years.
- scarface74 8y agoIt feels very Mac like today.
- h1d 8y agoIt only does. Everything seems like some optimized hack of some sort that things aren't as performant as true native apps. Just maximizing the window size feels sluggish.