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I believe Google is relying way too much on data rather than using basic and common sense. It’s been like this for years. They don’t apply proper UX rules per s

I believe Google is relying way too much on data rather than using basic and common sense. It’s been like this for years. They don’t apply proper UX rules per se, hiding crucial features (by literally making them almost impossible to find) is probably their main weakness. Youtube, obviously gmail, now even google search is hard to use. Data is great but don’t rely 100% on it! Use human brains...

chewz 8y ago
On Android you have Google Home App which lets you manage your Google Home and other Cast devices but to set some options you need Google App. Just an example. It is either deliberate dark pattern or just pure idiocy. In my opinion it is the second. Google is just a rudderless ship on so many levels that I feel sorry for them. And this accumulating randomness is hurting their business and their future prospects. Google is in dire need of real managers and leaders not just some clever guys who got their jobs by solving riddles.
- bsvalley 8y ago
  And when you need to use multiple google accounts it shows all the weaknesses in their products. Singing out from an account and signing in to another account on the same machine generates a security email all the time. If you have 3-4 different accounts for instance that’s a lot of security emails in your inbox every day.. I’m sure there’s a way to deactivate this thing but it would take me about an hour to figure it out.
  - sonnyblarney 8y ago
    This is a fiefdom issue I think - there doesn't seem to be an overall product strategy at G that creates a kind of coherence, it's loose, at best. It's a hard thing to do, but if either of the founders or Sundar made it a priority, it would happen. Few companies are good at this, even Apple seems odd, I get confused sometimes between iTunes, AppStore, iCloud yada yada.
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I believe Google is relying way too much on data rather than using basic and common sense. It’s been like this for years. They don’t apply proper UX rules per s

by bsvalley 8y ago

chewz 8y ago
On Android you have Google Home App which lets you manage your Google Home and other Cast devices but to set some options you need Google App. Just an example. It is either deliberate dark pattern or just pure idiocy. In my opinion it is the second. Google is just a rudderless ship on so many levels that I feel sorry for them. And this accumulating randomness is hurting their business and their future prospects. Google is in dire need of real managers and leaders not just some clever guys who got their jobs by solving riddles.
- bsvalley 8y ago
  And when you need to use multiple google accounts it shows all the weaknesses in their products. Singing out from an account and signing in to another account on the same machine generates a security email all the time. If you have 3-4 different accounts for instance that’s a lot of security emails in your inbox every day.. I’m sure there’s a way to deactivate this thing but it would take me about an hour to figure it out.
  - sonnyblarney 8y ago
    This is a fiefdom issue I think - there doesn't seem to be an overall product strategy at G that creates a kind of coherence, it's loose, at best. It's a hard thing to do, but if either of the founders or Sundar made it a priority, it would happen. Few companies are good at this, even Apple seems odd, I get confused sometimes between iTunes, AppStore, iCloud yada yada.
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