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Alienating current users (geeks) for prospective users (non-geeks) is always a bad move regardless of what the product is.
by asto 15y ago
Alienating current users (geeks) for prospective users (non-geeks) is always a bad move regardless of what the product is.
- jiggy2011 15y agoVery true, Apple does a fair job (mostly) in avoiding this and even Microsoft aren't terrible at it. There's just as many hardcore developers who love their macbooks as there are english lit students. The idea that you have to somehow have an apartheid for users is silly. If I trade an economical Toyota for a Ferrari the mission statement of the car may be very different but the basic interface (wheel + 3 pedals) is the same. Apart from knowing that the gas is going to be way more responsive on the ferrari you don't really need to re-learn driving just to switch.