Google Could Lose Default Search Engine Status on iPhone

Re:Google Could Lose Default Search Engine Status on iPhone by endlessvoid94 on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @08:23PM (#3701082)

Interestingly enough, a lot of the quality Apple has comes from the absence of choice. My parents don't want to choose which search engine to use -- they just want to get their questions answered.

Forcing Apple's products to give users choice can very possibly degrade the user experience.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Google Could Lose Default Search Engine Status on iPhone by rudyfink on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @11:16PM (#3701629)

If you have the time, I strongly recommend checking out the Barry Schwartz and Dan Gilbert talks at TED on choice ( http://www.ted.com/talks/tags/choice ). If you don't have time, my tl;dr from them: people like the idea of having choices, people dislike/avoid choosing, and people like things more simply because they chose them.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Google Could Lose Default Search Engine Status on iPhone by sebastianavina on Tuesday March 13, 2012 @11:58PM (#3701720)

Also, the opposite is true:

http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_ch...

[ Parent | on HN ]