Re: My usability experience - Asa Dotzler should be fired

Petter Andersson wrote:
> On Aug 17, 7:46 pm, Asa Dotzler<[email protected]>  wrote:
>> Petter Andersson wrote:
>>> I'm talking about shuffling things around for the sake of shuffling
>>> things around "because we can" or "we believe it will be more trendy
>>> this way".
>> If you're saying that's what Firefox designers spend their time on,
>> that's rather insulting. Can you re-read that and actually consider if
>> you think that's what the professionals working on this product are doing?
>
> My view is, it's difficult - if not impossible - to improve
> perfection. Of course, that won't stop most from trying. But, IMO, if
> it works, there's no reason to "re-imagine" it. Conservative approach
> is always a good bet. I would think Firefox designers are trying hard
> to stay on top of the game, but often times to stay on top of one's
> respective game is to simply keep on doing what you do best. There are
> much better chances to screw it up for everyone if you try too damn
> hard. OK, take music for example. AC/DC, not complex or even
> imaginative (two riffs and a handful of licks), but it works and you
> know what you're going to get. Year after year, decade after
> decade. :)

I hear what you're saying, but it sounds to me a lot like "You all 
should just go home. Netscape 4 was good enough. You're wasting 
everyone's time by trying to improve."

Maybe that's not your intent, but I'm having a difficult time figuring 
out what it is you think Mozilla should exist for if Netscape 4 was good 
enough.

- A