RE: Documenting two similar interfaces

["Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>]

Much as I despise the new ribbon, I don't see how to gauge "conventional
wisdom" on this one. I've seen opinions on TECHWR-L and Word-PC ranging
all over the board -- ditto for the consumer-oriented reviews in popular
computer mags.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike McCallister
> Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:24 AM
> To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: Documenting two similar interfaces
>  
> While I was speaking somewhat generically -- as a general rule, 
> people hate changing the way they do things -- clearly David 
> Neeley's original comment this morning points to the 
> conventional wisdom re: the ribbon.
> That was: "At one go, they are copying what is probably the 
> single most unpopular change to Microsoft Office in living memory."
> 

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