New dimensions in design

摘要

Software developers have it tough. On the one hand, their sales and marketing departments want them to make software with all the bells and whistles, in the belief that potential buyers place functionality at the top of priority list. Yet many buyers say what they really want is software that's easy to operate. All too often, trying to achieve higher functionality with increased simplicity results in a product which meets neither of the user's needs. Recent successes in software functionality and simplicity are coming from better integration of two or more software programs. When successful, that integration can make truly big―even groundbreaking―strides in productivity.