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   by athom 16y ago

   Intuit took some heat for this back around 2001~3, thereabouts. One article on the subject can be found here: http://www.geek.com/articles/news/turbotax-installer-destroy... I'm kind of surprised there's software still doing this, and sho
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   by athom 16y ago

   Wow, this takes me back! Back around '05, I inherited the enviable task of getting a "linked project scheduling system" up and running. The creator of this MS-Project-based marvel had implemented an employee database in a VB module, that no
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   by athom 16y ago

   I was about to mention this guy myself. Kudos!
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   by athom 16y ago

   And just think, if the grinders actually made any money at it, they'd be the next economic powerhouse!
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   by athom 16y ago

   The folks coming down on Derek might do well to read Donald Norman's book, The Design of Everyday Things, which speaks directly to this issue. It's important to remember that the purpose of design is not simply to dazzle the beholder, or ma