Comment Save the trees (Score 1) 205
MS should spend some money doing some quick media for the not-so-clueful to explain why...
Software companies used to provide tons of printed manuals with their products that people didn't read. Now they provide electronic manuals and websites that people don't read. Anyone who has ever worked in an IT role knows that you average two brain cell, mid level manager couldn't care less about 'what you tech guys do over in your office' so long as they still get their long lunch and company car. As for the home user... forget it. After you spend an hour explaining to granny what an attachment is odds are she will just open it anyway.
The problem is that people are inherently disinterested in anything outside their confort zone. Even if you explained it too them 15 times they will still open the attachment. You just need to look at how much money heath organisations have put into anti smoking campaigns with limited success, people don't listen. Don't waste your breath and deffinately don't waste another rain forest printing instructions.
Join the rest of us for a beer instead.
Software companies used to provide tons of printed manuals with their products that people didn't read. Now they provide electronic manuals and websites that people don't read. Anyone who has ever worked in an IT role knows that you average two brain cell, mid level manager couldn't care less about 'what you tech guys do over in your office' so long as they still get their long lunch and company car. As for the home user... forget it. After you spend an hour explaining to granny what an attachment is odds are she will just open it anyway.
The problem is that people are inherently disinterested in anything outside their confort zone. Even if you explained it too them 15 times they will still open the attachment. You just need to look at how much money heath organisations have put into anti smoking campaigns with limited success, people don't listen. Don't waste your breath and deffinately don't waste another rain forest printing instructions.
Join the rest of us for a beer instead.
