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[Gnu-arch-users] Re: Barriers to Adoption: exponential userbase size inc
From: |
Miles Bader |
Subject: |
[Gnu-arch-users] Re: Barriers to Adoption: exponential userbase size increases |
Date: |
Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:36:58 +0900 |
Zenaan Harkness <address@hidden> writes:
> (perhaps it was Joel On Software, but I don't remember sorry)
> that each barrier to entry (eg. reading incumbent file format,
> writing incumbent file format, matching (or providing option
> for) incumbent keyboard shortcuts, UI layout, etc) _doubled_
> the potential userbase, and therefore the number of actual
> adopters of your alternative/ new program.
I sure hope he said more than that because it seems completely absurd to
claim that all "barriers to entry" have the same significance.
-Miles
--
Occam's razor split hairs so well, I bought the whole argument!
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