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RE: Dumb users spread viruses
From: "Michel Py" <michel () arneill-py sacramento ca us>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 10:59:41 -0800
Robert Boyle wrote: Please help me resist the siren song of Outlook 2003.
What I retain from your very good post is that if _you_ are having trouble resisting the siren song, there is nothing to do for the typical non-technical CEO, as all they care about is feature and ease of use. Microsoft may be crap, but as long as the users are screaming for it, no problemo. After you've shown them that they can have their email, calendaring, contacts, etc in their cell phone, that their administrative assistant can manage it from the office, and that it fits in their shirt pocket and is updated quasi real-time, the sale is over. Real story: A month ago I had a non-technical customer that used her windoze cell phone to open a critical m$ word file from the basement of capitol hill. One can whine all they want about Outlook, if one does not provide a solution that looks as good IN THE USER'S MIND, one will continue so see Outlook being the dominant app and Windows being the dominant OS. Michel.
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- Re: Dumb users spread viruses Tom (UnitedLayer) (Feb 09)
- Re: Dumb users spread viruses Eric A. Hall (Feb 09)
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- Re: Dumb users spread viruses John Payne (Feb 09)
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- Re: Network and security experts (was Re: Dumb users spread viruses) doug (Feb 09)
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