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Subject:Re: (giggle) Re: Official name for the @ symbol? From:Tracy Boyington <tracy_boyington -at- OKVOTECH -dot- ORG> Date:Thu, 22 Apr 1999 11:27:11 -0500
> >Rule #1 for software design should be:
> >Never assume your software is smarter than its user.
>
> Are you kidding? Microsoft made this assumption a de facto standard, and
> the vast majority of their users seem to prefer it that way.
Rule #2: Never confuse acceptance with preference.
