"The point is that these decisions they've made are partly for your convenience and partly for theirs and partly out of stereotypes that they carry with them from the conventions of the computer field"
- Ted Nelson
About this Quote
This quote by Ted Nelson is describing the decisions made by computer system companies and designers. He is recommending that these decisions are produced a variety of factors, including convenience for the user, convenience for the business, and out of stereotypes that are held by those in the computer system field. Nelson is implying that these choices are not constantly made with the user in mind, however rather with the company's own interests in mind. He is also recommending that these decisions are often based on outdated stereotypes and conventions that are held by those in the computer system field. This quote is a pointer that decisions made by computer system companies and developers must be made with the user in mind, and not based upon out-of-date conventions and stereotypes.
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