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February 19, 2006
Download offers
Download offers: Stephan Manes of PCWorld says that he prefers the Google Pack interface for optional downloads to the website offers for some Flash Player and Adobe Reader downloads. I'm guessing it's because it gives a single clearly-defined interface for Google Pack's multiple download options, as opposed to the single checkbox for the Yahoo Toolbar offer. But this doesn't seem a straight comparison, because Google Pack's multiple offers seem to mandate a dedicated interface, compared to the fewer offers checkable in an Adobe consumer download... it's hard for me to see how to put a Google-style interface up for fewer offers. Do you have other thoughts when reading Stephen's article? Assuming a download offer is a given, what do you need in a consumer interface for such a selection?
Posted by John Dowdell at February 19, 2006 01:14 PM
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There is an ethical point here, only novice users are tricked by the "opt out" style of install, which is morally reprehensible. No knowledgeable user wants the extra cruft on their machine, so why foist it off on novice users?
Posted by: Dave_Matthews at February 20, 2006 09:41 AM