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Re:Burying the URL by forgottenpass on Thursday May 01, 2014 @09:07AM (#7679456)
it made it all the way through design, implementation, testing, and code review without anyone realizing what the reaction would be.

Oh I don't think that's true at all. They just know that they're big enough that it doesn't matter what a bunch of internet weenies think when most of their audience doesn't know or care enough to understand the UI change, let alone grasp the business interests that drive it.

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Re:Burying the URL by kevingadd on Thursday May 01, 2014 @11:37AM (#7680414)
So XSS attacks and phishing scams don't matter? People who don't want their family's credit card details and passwords stolen by thieves are weenies?
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Re:Burying the URL by forgottenpass on Thursday May 01, 2014 @11:56AM (#7680532)
I'm including myself in that group. And yes? Or at least will-be-dismissed-by-google-as-weeines-once-they-decide-what-is-right-for-everyone. But that doesn't roll off the tongue very well.
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