I didn't say anything about a graphical user interface, I spoke specifically about the entire user interface. You added "graphical" to build your strawman and troll some mod points.

I find it funny how everyone here usually talks about how the TOS agreements are utter bullshit, but not that MS is on the other side of a TOS battle, suddenly all the comments seem to be rallying behind the validity of the TOS agreement. I guess the resistance to anything MS here is stronger than the aversion to TOS agreements, eh?

It doesn't violate the TOS?

Does FireFox with AdBlocker also violate YouTube's TOS? If so, why the double standard, going after MS but not after the Mozilla foundation?

That's one way to look at it. The other way to look at it is: if your UI is so discoverable that all you have to do is hit one key and then type whatever you're looking for and *boom* there it is, you know you have a great UI.

Apple is "known" for their great UIs and yet it's far more difficult to find things on a damn mac, iphone or ipad than it's ever been on a windows device.

No kidding! Why pirate what you can already get for free?

Given your strange interpretation, you still have this to deal with: There were 4.46x more people who failed to defend themselves when they had a firearm in their possession than there were people who failed to defend themselves when they didn't have a firearm in their possession. Clearly possessing a firearm did not give them an advantage, and also clearly it in fact gave them a disadvantage.

I agree with you, but as you can see from all the other responses and the fact that my simple, citation provided statement is modded into oblivion as a "Troll" there is a ridiculous lack of ability to analyze the situation and a knee-jerk response to "protect my guns" instead of thinking like a scientist should. How can you educate people when they are too busy denying there's anything they don't know?

It seems pretty simple:
1. Criminal points gun at law abiding citizen
2. Law abiding citizen points gun back
3. Law abiding citizen pauses to decide if he'll stay a law abiding citizen if he shoots
4. Criminal, who is already a criminal and has little to lose, sees the escalated response and shoots
5. Law abiding citizen is hospitalized and possibly dies.

There are a lot less gun owners that are as well trained how to respond in a situation like this than the NRA would have you believe.

I actually had an NRA member say to me once "Are you afraid that someday I'll protect you with my gun?" No, I'm afraid you will get both of us shot because you're trying to be a hero while you happen to be standing near me.

Do you remember how many years and versions it took to finally get rid of Clippy?

Relevant to all the other posts telling me it's my own fault for having so many toolbars with cryptic icons, my response to you here is this: Why did it take you so long? I found the menu option and turned off Clippy within about 30 seconds of desiring to do so.

I was going to make this same point in my own defense, but you beat me to it :)

According to whom?

I don't have any of the problems you mentioned with the Ribbon. It works just fine, and I really appreciate the organization and the ability to customize it in ways that weren't possible with the old file/edit/help style dropdown menus. Yes, it took some getting used to -- but not that much, and going back now would drive me nuts. I don't want to go back to having 10 rows of toolbars with cryptic icons scattered around the page.

I think the real problem here for you is that you are averse to change. Your complaints remind me of all the folks on Facebook complaining when they change the UI because "the old style is way better", and then a year later when Facebook updates again, same story. The one they had before (which everyone once hated) is suddenly the shining example of a design masterpiece, and the new version "sucks donkey nuts."

This is mentioned 4 posts up in the conversation. The OP for the thread is making claims that the statement you quoted does not directly support.

Most of the same people I know who are adamantly defending the 2nd amendment also seem to be of a mind that the guy responsible for the Boston Marathon bombing should be tortured, forced to testify against himself, and not allowed a lawyer. Also they don't seem at all worried about the cops forcing their way into innocent peoples' houses without warrants when they were looking for the guy. They also often want to ban Islam from the US entirely.

So you're right, they defend "their" liberties -- but they are completely irresponsible toward the rest of the liberties that don't currently apply to their situation.

We should legalize murder, then, right? Criminals don't follow the law anyway.