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And that's certainly an opinion. The wrong one, as it turns out, but you're as entitled to yours as other people are to theirs. It would be nice to have a choic
by stan_rogers 7y ago
And that's certainly an opinion. The wrong one, as it turns out, but you're as entitled to yours as other people are to theirs. It would be nice to have a choice though, rather than having your opinion forced on others.
- flippyhead 7y agoI don't have a strong opinion, but also think that mine would be irrelevant anyways -- isn't what matters most here the research they have undoubtedly done to understand how the UI affects their various customers and their needs? The certainty people often have as to UI design is amusing in light of how successful this line of products has been, as if their small and selfish opinion (or mine!) could somehow be more correct than the millions these guys have invested in getting this right. And not to the problem they or I _personally_ have, but to the problem of shipping a product used by probably billions of people across hundreds of cultures. I have no doubt that if you (or I!) were in charge of design, guided only by our personal opinions, the product would have completely failed.
- TheOtherHobbes 7y agoSo how do you explain the persistent and enduring hatred for the ribbon? Are those users - still a significant proportion, and certainly not just "power users" - somehow empirically wrong?
- pvorb 7y agoThey are likely outnumbered by the ones who like the ribbon but stay silent.
- nailer 7y agoThis isn't the way UX design works. You have an objective, test it and measure the outcome. You implement a sensible default and work out if a preference to change it is needed.