Posts by Ech00hcE 7 publicly visible posts • joined 14 Jul 2011
Hi,
Windows of course, just like the vast majority of un-tech savvy desktop users. Baring Android, I can't say I know any average Joe's who use a Linux distro, or have even heard of Linux.
Office 2010 looks clean and sleek, OOo looks old, grey and c**p.
Come on OOo, invest a little time in making the product look great and you've won half the battle!
Hi,
But as already stated in this discussion 95% of an Office suite isn't used by the average Joe, so features are irrelevant, aesthetics are. Just look at Apple, selling old, outdated technology, but people regularly pay 50% more to buy an iPhones or an iPads because of kudos, not because they're getting a fantastic, cutting edge product.
If aesthetics don't matter, who is so much money spent ever year designing GUIs and on product design?
When V Media sent me this message it was quite obvious that it was nothing more than a P.R. stunt as it's not the first such cock-up they've made. Unfortunately a number of dim-witted tech publications have written about it and "tickled" V Media by promoting their new 120MB fibre optic service for free...
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