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Best software are opinionated

A great example is the original wiki design. http://blog.fabernovel.com/best-software-are-opinionated
http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/2011/02/11/how-to-improve-your-customer-experience-be-more-opinionated-make-things-simple/#ixzz1GcsixY9J The other night we were wondering what to eat – neither me nor my wife felt like cooking, so it was down to takeaway options. We thought about the usual suspects but then twitter helped us out.

How To Improve Your Customer Experience: Be More Opinionated, Make Things Simple – James Governor's Monkchips

Getting Real: Make Opinionated Software (by 37signals)

http://gettingreal.37signals.com/ch04_Make_Opinionated_Software.php Some people argue software should be agnostic.

"The answer is simple"

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/12/the-answer-is-simple.html ...is always more effective a response than, "well, it's complicated." One challenge analysts face is that their answers are often a lot more complicated than the simplistic (and wrong) fables that are peddled by those that would mislead and deceive.
http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/11/jack-dorsey-charlie-rose/ Twitter Chairman and Square founder Jack Dorsey sat down with Charlie Rose last night to talk about Dorsey’s unique position of being responsible for two technology startups based on the idea of simplicity: Twitter and Square. Watching this interview you realize that Dorsey’s accomplishments have little to do with luck, and more with his focus on creating the purest products by throwing away any unnecessary flourishes.

Jack Dorsey On Charlie Rose: “It’s Really Complex To Make Something Simple.”

My two brutal questions, which you can't simply pass with a couple of months of hard work, are how recommendable and unforgettable your product is.

The Only Two Questions Founders Need to Answer - LAUNCH -

http://www.launch.co/blog/the-only-two-questions-founders-need-to-answer.html
http://cdixon.org/2010/06/12/designing-products-for-single-and-multiplayer-modes/

Designing products for single and multiplayer modes cdixon.org –

The first million people who bought VCRs bought them before there were any movies available to watch on them. They just wanted to “time shift” TV shows – what we use DVRs for today.

Engineers — build businesses not apps

http://emphaticsolutions.com/2010/12/10/build-businesses-not-apps.html It’s happened to you a dozen times, at least.