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I think this is purely subjective. I never hear regular users (read: the non-technical user) complain about office. They tend to complain when something doesn
by kcplate 4y ago
I think this is purely subjective. I never hear regular users (read: the non-technical user) complain about office. They tend to complain when something doesn’t work like office does.
Folks in tech tend to be more worried about UI and UX and frankly tend to be nit picky when something doesn’t look or work like they would have designed it.
- ncmncm 4y agoIn other words, the more ignorant someone is, the better they like it. That is not exactly a glowing endorsement.
- kcplate 4y agoBut…are they ignorant? I’d argue that your UI/UX is successful if your lowest common denominator user likes it and finds it comfortable to use. I have seen a lot of software products fail over my career that was designed by developers who created UI that they liked and thought was the pinnacle of interface design. Users hated it. Most devs don’t think like regular users.
- ncmncm 4y agoI, also, have seen plenty of failed UIs designed by ignorant, inexperienced devs. Complaining that something is wrong because it differs from MS demonstrates just such ignorance. Users not understanding that something could be different from MS and therefore better is how we got here.
- kcplate 4y agoUltimately adoption is all that matters. If your new and better interface isn't an obvious game changer to the lowest common denominator user of your product to get them to see the value and not long for their comfort zone, it’s not really new and better. Ultimately a UI and UX needs the “U”