Most new features are bulls#@t!!!!! Do not add them by default to.

[Alabamabubba]

I tolerate change pretty well in my estimation, but each new version of your
software needs to give users the option to reset back to the old default
setup. For instance, I am using Outlook 2003 and everytime I hover or select
an item I get this annoying clicking sound. There is probably an easy way to
turn this feature off but I'm not smart enough to find it. I waste ten
minutes looking for a way, now multiply this by all the other changes that
have been made and you can waste a lot of time. Granted, many people like to
tackle the new version head-on with all the new features, but some of us are
too busy to slow down to figure out this new stuff or too slow to figure it
out. Bottom line- Microsoft and software developers will alienate plenty of
customers by not giving a smoother transition option for new software
versions.

 

[Grahammer]

I tolerate change pretty well in my estimation, but each new version of your
software needs to give users the option to reset back to the old default
setup. For instance, I am using Outlook 2003 and everytime I hover or select
an item I get this annoying clicking sound. There is probably an easy way to
turn this feature off but I'm not smart enough to find it. I waste ten
minutes looking for a way, now multiply this by all the other changes that
have been made and you can waste a lot of time. Granted, many people like to
tackle the new version head-on with all the new features, but some of us are
too busy to slow down to figure out this new stuff or too slow to figure it
out. Bottom line- Microsoft and software developers will alienate plenty of
customers by not giving a smoother transition option for new software
versions.

Well, DUH!

Why install the new software if you want it to work like the old software?
Just use the old software!

 

[Bob Burns]

I tolerate change pretty well in my estimation, but each new version
of your software needs to give users the option to reset back to the
old default setup. For instance, I am using Outlook 2003 and
everytime I hover or select an item I get this annoying clicking
sound. There is probably an easy way to turn this feature off but I'm
not smart enough to find it. I waste ten minutes looking for a way,
now multiply this by all the other changes that have been made and
you can waste a lot of time. Granted, many people like to tackle the
new version head-on with all the new features, but some of us are too
busy to slow down to figure out this new stuff or too slow to figure
it out. Bottom line- Microsoft and software developers will alienate
plenty of customers by not giving a smoother transition option for
new software versions.

Might be more sueful if you send this to Microsoft rather than posting on a
discussion group.