I agree with Rich McNamara.



I owned a software business for 18 years. It was very difficult to get the
programmers to correct errors resulting from the manner they used to program
something. Also, it was very difficult to get them to consider that they did
an incomplete job. This is the fault of the manager of the software group.
I can find no logical reason for the "Contacts" format in Windows Mail. You
should be able to select a group and select individuals from that group. Now,
the entire contacts folder is viewed when you want to create an email.
Totally unacceptable!!!

Changing names and moving the function somewhere else is not "development"
or "improvement". Making it easier with improved functionality is. I know
that idiots are very inventive. Programmers must not eliminate idiot users
and their methods, but must program so that anyone, even idiots, can use the
software. I cannot recommend Vista to anyone due to the myiad of problems
that have appeared when I updated. Formatting my HD and returning to XP is
the only solution that Microsoft offered. Also, not acceptable. I believe I
should have a reasonable expectation that functions in XP would be carried
over to Vista (like the fax console).

Fred, your right on. Its obvious that the MS programmers and their managers
are a bunch of nerds who have no inkling of what a customer is. Most of the
people that I know what to use computers as a tool and not as a job.
Vandermoelen is one of the bunch even though he eventually comes up with a
solution. I wish I could get back to OE as it was so much easier to use than
MAIL.
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puzzled


"Fred" wrote:

> I agree with Rich McNamara.
>
> I owned a software business for 18 years. It was very difficult to get the
> programmers to correct errors resulting from the manner they used to program
> something. Also, it was very difficult to get them to consider that they did
> an incomplete job. This is the fault of the manager of the software group.
> I can find no logical reason for the "Contacts" format in Windows Mail. You
> should be able to select a group and select individuals from that group. Now,
> the entire contacts folder is viewed when you want to create an email.
> Totally unacceptable!!!
>
> Changing names and moving the function somewhere else is not "development"
> or "improvement". Making it easier with improved functionality is. I know
> that idiots are very inventive. Programmers must not eliminate idiot users
> and their methods, but must program so that anyone, even idiots, can use the
> software. I cannot recommend Vista to anyone due to the myiad of problems
> that have appeared when I updated. Formatting my HD and returning to XP is
> the only solution that Microsoft offered. Also, not acceptable. I believe I
> should have a reasonable expectation that functions in XP would be carried
> over to Vista (like the fax console).