> That is, they consider knowledge gained in one of these applications to be non-transferable to other, similar applications. This explains the transition of M

> That is, they consider knowledge gained in one of these applications to be non-transferable to other, similar applications. This explains the transition of MS Office to its stupid ribbon interface. We used to have standard menus on all applications. In fact, these menus and how to use them were even taught in school! I think this generally speaks to modern computer illiteracy: Kids today know almost nothing about how a PC functions basically. Using a computer effectively today is as essential as knowing how to do basic arithmetic, if not more so. There's no reason kids can't be PC experts by grade 6 or 7 or so.