Is microhoo already settled?
February 25, 2008 7:54 pm
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Technology
Today I had a newer version of Yahoo Messenger installed on my computer. I got surprised when saw the new interface of the buddy info window. The old one used to bring me just some little info about the one I was looking, but this new one it`s completely overcrowded with useless buttons. It’s the Allan Cooper’s Dancing bear principle, it seems that the guys thought in every single thing a user could want to do and put it all there.
The point is: the newer version brings so much information that you spent more time to scan and identify what the hell is going on there! A precious IM button now lives with ugly brothers like “Call”, “Call mobile”, “Call work”…
Maybe I was just used to the older interface and got shocked with the new one. Maybe it’s really easier to click on a buddy and have more interactions options to choose. But I think the first impression is the most important, and I really got confused.
In fact, I’m wondering if Microsoft have already bought Yahoo and nobody told me…
The millions of buttons at the Buddy info window of the new Yahoo Messenger
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