I think I just found out why certain M$ products are so obnoxiously 
tedious to use:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_disclosure

"This improves usability by presenting only the minimum data required 
for the task at hand."

Um, no, no it doesn't. Not if you take it to the absurd levels that M$ has.

Let's say I want to change which Exchange server a user connects to.

Outlook 2000: Go to "Accounts...". A window opens up listing the 
accounts, with buttons for "Add", "Edit" and "Delete".

Outlook 2003: Go to "Accounts...". A wizard opens up asking me to select 
whether I want to add a new account, view the existing accounts or 
remove an existing account. Rather than just GIVE ME the freakin' window 
so I can get on with my job! >_<

I mean, really, how am I supposed to know if I want to add a new account 
until I've checked what ones are already there? That's just silly. And 
why do I need a 1-page "wizard" to "help" me perform this highly trivial 
task? Give me a break...

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