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Re:Don't Force Users to Register Before They Can Buy (2015) by dnadler on Friday December 23, 2022 @09:53AM (#34106439)
Not quite sure what you mean, wouldn't an A/B test be able to answer questions like these pretty easily?
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Re:Don't Force Users to Register Before They Can Buy (2015) by MetaWhirledPeas on Friday December 23, 2022 @10:09AM (#34106625)
Across what time scale? Are you going to run your A/B test over the course of years to see if the changes drive users away?
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Re:Don't Force Users to Register Before They Can Buy (2015) by texxtxxet on Thursday January 05, 2023 @12:30PM (#34263327)
This was my argument at the time: build long-term trust with your users (including in your UI) is more important than short-term gains.
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