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[Rick Spencer <rick.spencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This did not come off in the good natured way that I intended.

(stupid email and it's lack of body language and voice).

I seriously meant to convey that I defer to the design team's judgment
on this topic.

Cheers, Rick

On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 08:44 -0700, Rick Spencer wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 10:38 -0500, David Siegel wrote:
> > > True, but personally, I'd rather make the system work the way users  
> > > want
> > > and expect it to, even if it requires deviating from the HIG.
> > >
> > > Cheers, Rick
> > 
> > "If I'd asked my customers what they wanted, they'd have said a faster  
> > horse."
> >    -- Henry Ford
> Well ... there's a big difference between asking someone what they want,
> and watching what they do. Also, that quote refers to product
> definition, not detailed design. So, why I often agree with the notion,
> I'll call bullshit on that quote for this particular point.
> 
> However, this is a now a pretty meta-discussion, so I'll also call
> uncle, and leave this up to the pros.
> 
> Cheers, Rick
> 
> 
> 
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