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On 23/06/10 21:10:48, Henry Bremridge wrote:
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 08:13:14PM +0100, tom brough wrote: > Someone told me recently that as little as 25% of the functionality of > an application is ever used. Is anyone aware of any references to > research in this area that I can follow up as I am reluctant to use > "word of mouth" statistics without some references to sources. > Sounds like the pareto principle (80/20 rule). The rule applies to many situations and I don't see why it would not apply to software. Rule is commonly applied by Management Consultants
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