Re:Why the Best Doesn't Always Win (1996)
by CM30 on Monday July 31, 2017 @07:20PM
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Ease of use and a clear audience may be another reason for this. I mean, look at WordPress. It's certainly not what a lot of people would consider a great script, nor the 'best' CMS around.
However, it powers about 25% of the entire internet and 59% of all those sites using a CMS. Why?
Because it just offered what people wondered in a simple, easy to understand system rather than trying to be a super powerful jack of all trades that only tech geeks could understand. Joomla and Drupal offered more customisation options, but it was overwhelming for a lot of people, whereas WordPress just focused on being a blog and offered what was needed to run a blog straight out of the box.
And that same sort of 'simplicity sells' thing may also be part of why smartphones are doing so well recently (no messy configuration like with normal computers and very easy app installation features) as well as why games consoles still sell at a time when PCs can do everything as well or better.
However, it powers about 25% of the entire internet and 59% of all those sites using a CMS. Why?
Because it just offered what people wondered in a simple, easy to understand system rather than trying to be a super powerful jack of all trades that only tech geeks could understand. Joomla and Drupal offered more customisation options, but it was overwhelming for a lot of people, whereas WordPress just focused on being a blog and offered what was needed to run a blog straight out of the box.
And that same sort of 'simplicity sells' thing may also be part of why smartphones are doing so well recently (no messy configuration like with normal computers and very easy app installation features) as well as why games consoles still sell at a time when PCs can do everything as well or better.