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Wow, spending $10k on UX this early seems like an interesting move

• SoftwareMaven 16y ago
  That, IMO, is one of the best things they could spend the money on. This project is going to suffer from being a technologists dream toy. By bringing in outside help to focus on who the end-user is, they have a hope of overcoming this and making it usable for mortals. UX should be the first dollars spent on a consumer product, not the last.
  • pbhjpbhj 16y ago
    The demise of Google Wave must have been a hard story for them to read.
• jacquesm 16y ago
  I'm actually really happy to hear they did that, even though I can't see any of the results (they're far too secretive about what's going on behind the scenes, besides these blog postings). It means they have a clear idea of what they can do, and more importantly about what they can't do. So blowing some money on an expert in a field for which they don't have expertise is actually a really good sign.