and improved version to get our hands on the glitzy new features. Yet for most of us, the WordPerfect of 20 years ago would probably be able to meet many of today's word-processing needs. We are often seduced by a shiny new interface, but don't realize significant gains in productivity.
Meanwhile, the industry reaps huge profits from upgrades, as consumers struggle to realize benefits from new systems. Year after year, we get new hardware, new operating systems, and software upgrades. We have to relearn new commands, processes, and functions. Yet with all of the new technology, is it really any easier to get things done?
Perhaps Windows 7 will make things better. Maybe it will be an upgrade that I really need. But I am not getting my hopes up. The proof, as the old saying goes, will be in the pudding.
Larry Borsato has been a software developer, marketer, consultant, public speaker, and entrepreneur, among other things. For more of his unpredictable yet entertaining thoughts, visit his blog at larryborsato.com.
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So how about we have software or services that help us use our existing software and processes better, you know, leverage what we already have and know well. I use excel. Do I want to switch to a walled garden, or upgrade to the latest and greatest, not really. But I would like to maybe share a few things and get a little more productivity out of my day with the same stuff I already use.
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