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2006-12-10

Simplicity

Joel Spolsky - Simplicity:

"Donald Norman concludes that simplicity is overrated. [...]

I think it is a misattribution to say, for example, that the iPod is successful because it lacks features. If you start to believe that, you'll believe, among other things, that you should take out features to increase your product’s success. With six years of experience running my own software company I can tell you that nothing we have ever done at Fog Creek has increased our revenue more than releasing a new version with more features. Nothing."