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Google run hundreds of A/B tests. The chances of this ever being rolled more widely out are slim to none. Terribly misleading headline.
by SquareWheel 7y ago
Google run hundreds of A/B tests. The chances of this ever being rolled more widely out are slim to none.
Terribly misleading headline.
- yyyk 7y agoThis was sent to production. Obviously someone thinks about deploying this change. This is precisely the time for pushback - before Google does this - to tell Google their A/B result is a very big fail. Also, to get some people to try alternatives, because even if this isn't deployed, Google's anti-user direction seems clear enough.
- SquareWheel 7y ago>Obviously someone thinks about deploying this change. They could be testing this for any number of reasons. Maybe they're trying to learn something specific rather than change how the product works long-term. The linked post is from a month ago and there's been no evidence of this test being scaled up. Besides, it's still a misleading title.
- yyyk 7y ago"They could be testing this for any number of reasons." Are they testing how to get maximum outrage from HN!? I kid. I think the suspicious attitude is justified given Google's recent history; and it's better to make our opinion clear before Google does something stupid. As for "a month ago", some other people in the thread also see this, so I guess Google is still "testing" it.
- prennert 7y agoI saw this a couple of weeks ago. I think chances are high that it is being pushed into product if it has not happened yet.