19th
They Call It Progress! And They Mean It.
I haven’t used the newest version of Microsoft word yet… but I hear it takes some getting used to. None of the toolbars are the same, and some users are understandably upset. But Microsoft has this video explanation for why they made the changes they did. A complete overhaul of the user interface was intended to make it easier for users to accomplish what they wanted to do with Word…. But it seems like they could have at least tried to offer a way for users to use the ‘old ways’ so that people used to the old UI weren’t crippled, no? Again, I haven’t actually used it yet.. but I guess I’m getting old, and I’m starting to hate changes to the ways I used to do things. And Open Office might have a real opportunity here if the new UI is rejected by users.
