Ρε τον Dvorak. Θα μας τρελάνει. Κι άλλο!

The treadmill is horrible. Every computer company is forced to either upgrade constantly or lower prices (or both). Compare what you could get for $3,500 in 1985 with what you can get today for $1,000, even factoring in inflation, R&D, and the rest. The processing power of an Intel 286 was between one and three MIPS. Today's Core i7s do 7,500 to 75,000 MIPS (or more), depending on who is measuring. Of course this chip isn't in a $1,000 box yet, but it will be soon.

The fact of the matter is that the treadmill process has ironically ruined the business. Computing power has gone from something of value to a commodity. From 1975 to 1990, computers were valued transformative tools. They hit a brick wall when Windows 95 arrived, turning everyone into touchie-feelie mouse-oriented users. The GUI was a boon to sales since it simplified computer use, but it also began the commoditization process. After Windows 95 hit the streets, there was nothing much more to do beyond tweaking what you already had.

Here is the test: Get a hold of an old machine that still runs, say, Windows 3.0. See if you can run a program. The whole thing is clunky and, frankly, weird. Now see if you can operate a Windows 95 machine. Simple, right? It's not that different from Windows Vista or Windows 7. The GUI I/O is pretty much the same, save for the pretty pictures and 3D icons. The same holds true for Apple. An OS X user should find it very easy to operate the 1984-era Macintosh. This is not because it is inherently intuitive—it's not. (For further proof, watch Star Trek IV.) You can run it easy because things haven't changed that much.
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My biggest disappointment is with the Linux community. It could do much more than producing copycat GUIs for desktops. Perhaps there is a fantastic and unique GUI that is buried in the noise and cannot get any attention. But how hard is it to draw attention to yourself when you have something unique and new? Sure that "cube" interface was interesting—to a point. When it comes down to doing any actual work on the thing, it still boils down to the desktop. And that, ultimately, is the problem: the desktop.

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Δεν έχει άδικο. Όντως επί δεκαετίες τώρα τα έχουμε κάνει σκατά, ΕΙΔΙΚΑ αποδεχόμενοι την άχρηστη Micro$oft, τους "ειδικούς" της και τους οπαδούς τους.

Εκεί που το χάνει το παιχνίδι ο Dvorak είναι που μπερδεύει τα iPhone και τα iPad. Σου αρέσουν δεν σου αρέσουν ρε John. Τα καταλαβαίνεις ή όχι. Κάνε μας τη χάρη και μην μπερδεύεις βούρτσες με μπιπ-μπιπ.

ΔΕΝ έχουν καμία σχέση με τους υπολογιστές και ειδικά τους Windows, ΔΟΞΑ το Θεό.

Άσε να σου πω εγώ που είναι το πρόβλημα John Dvorak. Είναι πολύ απλό. Δύο λέξεις μόνο:
Micro$oft "πληροφορική".

Σου υπόσχομαι John ότι αν καταφέρεις να την εξαφανίσεις, τότε πραγματικά θα αρχίσεις να τρίβεις τα μάτια σου, τα αυτιά σου και ότι άλλο σου αρέσει να τρίβεις.

Μέχρι τότε, περαστικά σας.