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Re:Signal Desktop by mynewtb on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @05:31PM (#10666343)
So they used bad products because their UX was good. That seems to be grandparent's point?
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Re:Signal Desktop by tptacek on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @05:40PM (#10666406)
Secure messaging products with good UX and bad security should wait to launch until they can have good security; the alternative puts people at risk, as it did to Snowden.
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Re:Signal Desktop by mynewtb on Wednesday December 02, 2015 @06:41PM (#10666721)
They should but they don't. That's why have competitive UX is important for the good tools or people won't even consider using them. We have seen that happen countless times.
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