http://www.peterpixel.nl/writings/make-users-invest/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:12:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.peterpixel.nl/writings/make-users-invest/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Peter Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:02:57 +0000 http://www.peterpixel.nl/writings/make-users-invest/#comment-51 Hi Dr Pete, thanks for the comment. It is true what you are saying, just because it is popular doesn't make it good. So many people are stuck using hard to use services simply because they don't want to invest time in learning/customizing a new one. Hi Dr Pete, thanks for the comment. It is true what you are saying, just because it is popular doesn’t make it good. So many people are stuck using hard to use services simply because they don’t want to invest time in learning/customizing a new one.

]]> http://www.peterpixel.nl/writings/make-users-invest/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Dr. Pete Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:25:46 +0000 http://www.peterpixel.nl/writings/make-users-invest/#comment-48 I've had exactly the same experience with personalized home pages. I know there are better things out there than My Yahoo!, but it took so long to configure that I hate to give it up. I love when people take that inertia as evidence for usability. Sorry, folks, sometimes we're just lazy; that doesn't mean your product is good. I’ve had exactly the same experience with personalized home pages. I know there are better things out there than My Yahoo!, but it took so long to configure that I hate to give it up. I love when people take that inertia as evidence for usability. Sorry, folks, sometimes we’re just lazy; that doesn’t mean your product is good.

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