Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 9th Nov 2004 20:49 UTC
Linux "Desktop Linux is almost soup. We only have a few items left on the short list. Will we do it? If history is an indicator, the answer is yes." Read this article at LXer. Read more for a short list of my personal needs before I could say "yes, I can switch to Linux or FreeBSD full time".
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@Thom
by somebody on Tue 9th Nov 2004 23:41 UTC

That is simply not true. I'm not saying that improved aesthetics will undoubtedly improve useability-- but to say that they are two unrelated things is just... Ignorant.

Nope, what aesthetics improves is not usability (if software is aesthetic that doesn't mean that this software takes the right path for work to be done in the most efficient way). But on the other hand it improves first impression (yeah, the screenshot mania) and partialy learning curve (for example, if software art was made by artist who knew what icon would best represent some feature).