WHAT HAPPEN

“ [The software] had all the trimmings of a modern Mac OS X or Windows Vista application, but its level of pointless complexity was so clearly from another, earlier era.

The sheer number of controls available, and its apparently steep learning curve recalled for me a time when software purchases were planned and researched weeks ahead of time, and software itself was physically shipped in boxes with copious user manuals, and mastered over time with significant dedication and instruction.

Web applications have tremendously abridged the opportunity window for all new software, whether it resides on the desktop or the network. ”

— Subtraction: That Old Time Software