d2r: more on Microsoft OneNote

more on Microsoft OneNote

Steve Gillmor comments on Microsoft OneNote. He seems to be thoroughly impressed by it. It's certainly an interesting component, but I don't know if it deserves so much hype. For one, the complexity added by yet another component will stand in the way of huge gains from the product. Another factor is the cost: if OneNote forces you to upgrade to Office 2003 or whatever it will be called, then you'll probably need Windows XP, and new hardware to boot, to run it efficiently. Microsoft doesn't need to worry about those things though, that's one of the advantages of having a monopoly.

Categories: technology
Posted by diego on November 25 2002 at 3:21 PM

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I doubt the app will get much traction... but did you notice how the UI isn't just "more widgets" though? The video of the Comdex keynote showed quite a lot. Free-form data entry by typing, writing, copying/pasting and recording (voice)... it's very interesting from that perspective - to see what M$ Billion Dollar R&D is coming up with in terms of UI design.

-Russ

Posted by: Russ at November 25, 2002 3:39 PM

It's true. However, I wouldn't put it all on MS's R&D, they follow the pack. And apps have been getting simpler/more streamlined in their UI for quite some time. Take Quicktime for example (compare it to the mess that Media Player is...)

Posted by: Diego at November 25, 2002 8:06 PM