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Re:Why The New Gmail Sucks by derefr on Monday September 23, 2013 @10:59AM (#6431393)
If your competitor's UI changes and yours doesn't, soon enough you'll stop making money.
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Re:Why The New Gmail Sucks by RogerL on Monday September 23, 2013 @11:26AM (#6431565)
why?
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Re:Why The New Gmail Sucks by twistedpair on Monday September 23, 2013 @11:45AM (#6431712)
Because the UI consultant said so. The A/B testing clearly showed their proposed design was preferred by 99% of users over a blank black screen.
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