Re: [ba-poker] please stop using outlook and update your virus definitions

[Andrew Prock <prock(deleted the rest)>]

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004, Lone Locust of the Apocalypse wrote:

> > It is a common misconception among engineers that the user is the
> > problem.  I hear this from engineers frequently.
>
> There seems to be a subtext here concerning your opinion of engineers
> but let's gloss over that for now.
>
> > The user isn't the problem.  The problem is a lack of proper human
> > factors engineering.  The problem is that the engineer didn't design
> > the product with a realistic evaluation of the user in mind.
>
> The problem is usually that marketing has imposed on engineering a
> requirement that the product be usable by a complete idiot.

There seems to be a subtext here concerning your opinion of
marketing.

;)

- Andrew