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Back in the days when desktop applications were the thing, I recall a (probably apocryphal) claim that nobody used more than 5% of Microsoft Office, but no two
by a4isms 1y ago
Back in the days when desktop applications were the thing, I recall a (probably apocryphal) claim that nobody used more than 5% of Microsoft Office, but no two users used the same 5%.
So it always appeared to be bloated with features nobody ever used, but actually somebody, somewhere, was using every one of the features. I doubt the number was actually 5% or that usage of features was close to even, but the principal idea seems reasonable. Different users use different subsets of a product.
- imoverclocked 1y agoDebian popcon is an interesting way to judge usage IMO. Of course, not all environments are amenable to sharing usage data but it would be an interesting clause to include in a software license. “Without usage data, we can not guarantee that all features will remain in the software.”