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Users do not care about what is inside the box, as long as the box does what they need done.


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As far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product.

As far as the customer is concerned, the interface is the product.



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Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody thinks of complaining.



A well-designed and humane interface does not have to be split into beginner and expert subsystems.

A well-designed and humane interface does not have to be split into beginner and expert subsystems.



If our field is "to advance", we must - without displacing creativity and aesthetics - make sure our terminology is clear.

If our field is "to advance", we must - without displacing creativity and aesthetics - make sure our terminology is clear.



A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.

A computer shall not harm your work or, through inaction, allow your work to come to harm.



An interface is humane if it is responsive to human needs and considerate of human frailties.

An interface is humane if it is responsive to human needs and considerate of human frailties.



Right now, computers, which are supposed to be our servant, are oppressing us.

Right now, computers, which are supposed to be our servant, are oppressing us.



An unlimited-length file name is a file. The content of a file is its own best name.

An unlimited-length file name is a file. The content of a file is its own best name.



What users want is convenience and results.

What users want is convenience and results.



A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary.

A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary.





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