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I've noticed that way of framing too, and once you see it, you see it in many places, not just Google products. Basically, portraying rules (that are to your d
by Wicher 4y ago
I've noticed that way of framing too, and once you see it, you see it in many places, not just Google products.
Basically, portraying rules (that are to your disadvantage) as some kind of laws of nature. So for instance:
"To continue, you need to install the app".
Instead of
"We're not letting you read more of this since we think you're webbrowsing this on mobile and want you to install our app"
Quite often we're indeed being lied to as if we're little children.
But in this exceptional case, the "Fun disabled by administrator", it's frank! That must be because its this third party, the "administrator", which is to blame for the restriction. Were it google themselves setting the rules of the game, they would probably not frame it in the same way.
- randac 4y agoThis looks better in the app -> We're too inept to design a good mobile interface and/or we would like more of your data please.
- pantalaimon 4y agoUsually it's > We've actively worked on making the website a worse experience than the app e.g. by constantly nagging you do download the app