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Saying “hey why not try this” as a small easily dismissible notification is very, very different from what’s shown in the tweets.
by orf 5y ago
Saying “hey why not try this” as a small easily dismissible notification is very, very different from what’s shown in the tweets.
- goosedragons 5y agoNo, it really isn't. Especially since the options are "Try now" and "Later" with no "Never" or some other easy way to permanently stop it.
- orf 5y agoYou really can’t see a difference between > “you don't need to download a new browser, we recommend Edge” > “to protect your pc we recommend only running ms verified apps, use Edge” And > “try safari, it’s energy efficient” If not, look a bit harder.
- goosedragons 5y agoNo I don't. They're both advertisements. One happens only at install. The other when you use a competitors program. Both are despicable behaviors from an OS. It's like asking whether I prefer dog or cat turds on my carpet. They're both turds.
- orf 5y agoThat’s reductionist to the point of stupidity. They are also both words, so I guess there’s no difference between them and this comment? Except words have meaning, and the differences between these meanings are important. One set of words is telling you that you are not safe unless you use this browser. It’s implying you’re making a mistake by using Firefox, and in both cases it’s saying “the people who make your computer are telling you to use this thing”. Non technical people are easily fooled by this. It’s scary. The other one is saying “hey, Safari exists” in the corner of your screen. There’s a big difference between these two.
- db48x 5y agoThere is no difference. In both cases someone is pushing their opinions or interest into your view. That's advertising, plain and simple. The text of the ad doesn't change that. Apple may not have the advertising bug as bad as Microsoft, but the are both reprehensible. I can't see why anyone would voluntarily use either one of them.
- kevinventullo 5y agoThose are different marketing techniques with the same goal of increasing browser market share.
- ryandrake 5y agoSilicon Valley has a huge problem with user consent and respecting “no” from users. The whole industry feels like a guy at a club asking people “Hey, you should date me. Allow? [Yes | Ask Again in 5 Minutes]”
- formerly_proven 5y agoReminds me of the time when discussing some feature changes with an UX designer and I said something along the lines of "well, going against users wants/wishes can't be good UX" and they basically replied "but of course it can :)"
- tgv 5y agoTBH, I’ve maybe seen it once.