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And here comes the backlash. The last remaining people who use that button and those who are just upset because they were alerted to a change anywhere will all

And here comes the backlash. The last remaining people who use that button and those who are just upset because they were alerted to a change anywhere will all come out of the woodwork to try to convince us all that Google is evil, stupid, etc. because they use the button or they somehow know better. Google doesn't just make changes at random. There must be a very compelling reason to change the "I'm feeling lucky" button. The simplest explanation is that no one uses it anymore. Good for them. The few who do use it will survive and continue using Google despite claims to the contrary. I think what they've done with it is cool. Why keep a UI element in place that no one uses?

makomk 14y ago
Well, of course there's going to be a backlash. Pretty much the only people who are even likely to notice this are the people who do actually use the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button, and since Google presumably intends this to be noticed I'm guessing that any disruption those users experience is totally intentional. In fact, arguably they might be the main target of this.
- bpatrianakos 14y ago
  Absolutely! I was reading the comments on the original post and saw a number of people upset by this change which is what prompted me to write my comment here. I assumed (maybe wrongly as of this writing) that a lot of people would be upset and there'd be a backlash like there usually is anytime anything changes ever. Looks like I was wrong in that assumption so far but still, you're right. I'm betting usage decreased to the point where the button was useless and instead of changing the classic Google homepage they just gave it an interesting new purpose. I love that idea.
sp332 14y ago
You couldn't even click the button anyway! As soon as you start typing, Google Instant kicks in and takes you to search results. So there is no use case for the button anymore.
- bpatrianakos 14y ago
  Right! I mean, are you disagreeing with me because I'm completely in agreement with you on this.
  - sp332 14y ago
    Right :) I'm just being more specific about what the "very compelling reason" is.

makomk 14y ago

Well, of course there's going to be a backlash. Pretty much the only people who are even likely to notice this are the people who do actually use the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button, and since Google presumably intends this to be noticed I'm guessing that any disruption those users experience is totally intentional. In fact, arguably they might be the main target of this.

bpatrianakos 14y ago
Absolutely! I was reading the comments on the original post and saw a number of people upset by this change which is what prompted me to write my comment here. I assumed (maybe wrongly as of this writing) that a lot of people would be upset and there'd be a backlash like there usually is anytime anything changes ever. Looks like I was wrong in that assumption so far but still, you're right. I'm betting usage decreased to the point where the button was useless and instead of changing the classic Google homepage they just gave it an interesting new purpose. I love that idea.

sp332 14y ago

You couldn't even click the button anyway! As soon as you start typing, Google Instant kicks in and takes you to search results. So there is no use case for the button anymore.

bpatrianakos 14y ago
Right! I mean, are you disagreeing with me because I'm completely in agreement with you on this.
- sp332 14y ago
  Right :) I'm just being more specific about what the "very compelling reason" is.