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The book is based on research, and there are a lot more research that has been done on the subject since it was published. Feel free to read the book and the fo

The book is based on research, and there are a lot more research that has been done on the subject since it was published. Feel free to read the book and the follow-up studies, or don't, but I am not gonna go and read it again to find citations to post here. What surprises me is that you don't seem to agree any bit with the notion that less is more. I however see it all the time in my work as a developer. It's easy to add features in one long list, but users don't respond well to that. What makes a product that users appreciate is a tight package where features has been distilled to what is important and lets the user access the features they need in a convenient way. What doesn't make a user happy is when they have to hunt around for functionality or can't remember how to do stuff because there is to many features that clutters the interface and makes the experience of using the product more complex.

hungerstrike 9y ago
The option to change the default browser causes no confusion in their desktop OS and it wouldn't in iOS either. You won't cite anything because you can't. It's quite clear that you're wrong. Sorry.
- fredsir 9y ago
  > The option to change the default browser causes no confusion in their desktop OS and it wouldn't in iOS either. That can be argued, but I can see a few scenarios that will be problematic for the less tech savvy users. 1) Do you present an option when the user installs another browser to set it as a default, or do you guide them on how to go to the settings and do it? 2) What happens when the user uninstalls the browser, maybe by mistake after having been prompted or guided to set it as default? Should the system a) ask the user to first switch to another browser, or b) notify that if they uninstall it, a default browser will be chosen? 3) What to do now that someone has by mistake deleted chrome, which is the only browser they have used on the phone ever and doesn't even know safari exists? They will have to go to a genius bar or ask someone they know for help to how to either download chrome again (possibly) or to be told about safari 4) what happens when the user by mistake (or not recalling doing so) put chrome as default browser but want to go back to safari? All these things I just came up with on a whim (there are probably many more) is usability complexity that will put less tech savvy users in problematic and/or confusing scenarios that overall can make them appreciate the phone less and could potentially lead to less sold devices. These are not problems I personally would have, but they are problems that Apple, whoms goal is to sell as many devices as possible, wish to be without. Adding options is possibly adding confusion that can lead to less sales. > You won't cite anything because you can't. It's quite clear that you're wrong. Sorry. I didn't cite anything, yes, I mentioned a famous psychology book and research area that is specifically saying that I am right. It's not something I just thought of, you know. Here is the author of the book doing a TED Talk on the subject: https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_c...

hungerstrike 9y ago

The option to change the default browser causes no confusion in their desktop OS and it wouldn't in iOS either. You won't cite anything because you can't. It's quite clear that you're wrong. Sorry.

fredsir 9y ago
> The option to change the default browser causes no confusion in their desktop OS and it wouldn't in iOS either. That can be argued, but I can see a few scenarios that will be problematic for the less tech savvy users. 1) Do you present an option when the user installs another browser to set it as a default, or do you guide them on how to go to the settings and do it? 2) What happens when the user uninstalls the browser, maybe by mistake after having been prompted or guided to set it as default? Should the system a) ask the user to first switch to another browser, or b) notify that if they uninstall it, a default browser will be chosen? 3) What to do now that someone has by mistake deleted chrome, which is the only browser they have used on the phone ever and doesn't even know safari exists? They will have to go to a genius bar or ask someone they know for help to how to either download chrome again (possibly) or to be told about safari 4) what happens when the user by mistake (or not recalling doing so) put chrome as default browser but want to go back to safari? All these things I just came up with on a whim (there are probably many more) is usability complexity that will put less tech savvy users in problematic and/or confusing scenarios that overall can make them appreciate the phone less and could potentially lead to less sold devices. These are not problems I personally would have, but they are problems that Apple, whoms goal is to sell as many devices as possible, wish to be without. Adding options is possibly adding confusion that can lead to less sales. > You won't cite anything because you can't. It's quite clear that you're wrong. Sorry. I didn't cite anything, yes, I mentioned a famous psychology book and research area that is specifically saying that I am right. It's not something I just thought of, you know. Here is the author of the book doing a TED Talk on the subject: https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_c...