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> if that were the case the enterprise software wouldn't have the horrendous, dreadful UIs it has

Yeah, god forbid companies developing applications that are more complex than Silicon Valley's ephemeral, featureless und useless Twitter clones where a big button "I'm special" is enough to satisfy all needs of their teenage customers.




It's not a question of 'complexity' vs. 'this app does nothing'. It's a question of usability. I've dealt with a lot of enterprise software which is almost impossible for people to use, and which has features to make life easier that no one knows about because the UI is so inscrutable and nonsensical.

It's possible to make complex, enterprise software while at the same time making good software; it just rarely happens.




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