Sorting it all Out Michael Kaplan's random stuff of dubious value Be sure to read the disclaimer here first!
Sung to the tune of a song whose name I cannot recall offhand. Anyone want to help with that? :-)
The customer picked the keyboard,Picked the keyboard,The whole computer I daresay,But the customer doesn't pick it today....
Cuz the OEM picks the keyboard,For the distro,So there are those who say That the OEM picks the keyboard today....
But the MS Hardware builds the keyboards,Build the keyboards,Their manufacturing too,So MS Hardware picks the keyboard, they do....
But the Text Services Framework runs the language bar,Runs the language bar,And the selection dialog too,So the Text Services Framework picks the keyboard, it's true....
But the Shell folks expose the default picking API,The default picking APIThat helps the Language Bar workSo the Shell folks pick the keyboard, no quirk!
But the USER subsystem controls the input,Controls the input,And the switching tooSo the USER subsystem picks the keyboard, what's new?
But the GIFT team designs the layoutsDesigns the layouts,That all of those folks useSo the GIFT team, picks the keyboard they all choose.
Wait! The customer gives feedback to GIFTGives feedback to GIFT,So then in a wayThe customer picks the keyboard today!
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First I read Joel's Choices = Headaches . And then I read his follow-up ( How many Microsofties does