Regarding Linux and Windows UI - I do not use Linux and therefore cannot comment - however look at the great ribbon interface disaster that Microsoft created on Windows. Regarding the AppleWorks database there was just so much that was right in the old ClarisWorks, ClarisImpact and AppleWorks -some of the best software I have used - it is too bad that Apple does not expand iWork and bring in some of the features from those earlier titles and HyperCard as well. Regarding Delicious Library selling like hotcakes do you know how many copies they have sold to date? In the end most people generally want to be able to use these systems without much of a learning curve and without much hassle. Windows 8 may be changing some of this perception as well. I tried to point out that your assumption may not be correct. If Mac users were buying based on raw power/flexibility, Delicious Library wouldn't be a best seller. (One, for example, splits the built-in fields and the user-input fields into two completely separate panes which can't both be viewed at once.) If Linux or MSWindows users were buying based on interface, then the interfaces of that software would be better. And the stuff I found with the best database backends were unix/linux, but they all had horrible interfaces. It also is "meh" on the underlying database (unless v3 has fixed this)-doesn't tie into as many data sources, doesn't allow customizing of fields, doesn't have easy grouping/searching, etc. It is almost certainly the best interface for a book catalog-and I've spent time systematically trying out everything out there, trying to find a replacement/upgrade for my ancient AppleWorks database (which has finally been obsoleted with OS X Lion). You may delete this file once you've updated to version 5 and things are running smoothly.I didn't weigh in on the validity, only the perception.Īs an example, however: Delicious Library sells like hotcakes. ![]()
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