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It also doesn't help that Mumble has a very bad UI for the average user. I love it, because I'm an engineer and know what all those buttons and sliders do. My
by j1elo 5y ago
It also doesn't help that Mumble has a very bad UI for the average user.
I love it, because I'm an engineer and know what all those buttons and sliders do. My friends? they didn't like it at all. Thus making the switchover even harder.
This issue has been mentioned in the past already, and I think Mumble devs acknowledged this in the past... having a well polished UI is so important for user adoption! Just throwing all technical choices to the user's face is rarely the right solution.
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