[IxDA Discuss] Which type of users customize?

[Esteban Barahona]

2007/1/16, Josh Viney <jviney at gmail.com>:
>
> Customization is a tricky subject. To answer the original question
> concerning who customizes:
>
> 1. Users who plan on using an application more than once
> 2. Users who find that the default application is not sufficient for their
> needs
> 3. Users who want to spend time "customizing" versus actually doing the
> task
> that the application was built for (except in the Myspace example where
> the
> app was built for customization)
> 4. Users who can actually figure out how to customize the application
>
> When considering whether an application needs customization, you might
> want
> want to weigh the benefit of customization vs. personalization. For
> example:
> When developing an application for customization, do you have specific
> cases
> that come to mind? If so, you might want to consider putting the effort
> into
> personalizing the application for those cases.
>
> - Josh Viney



What's the difference between customization vs. personalization?! ...default
falvours/themes may do the job, but sometimes they are too much (case in
point: Linux-based distros).



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