Comments on: Screenshots of Doom: Microsoft.com Survey http://uxhero.com/screenshots-of-doom/screenshots-of-doom-microsoft-com-survey/ a blog about user experience design Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:46:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Per Liedman http://uxhero.com/screenshots-of-doom/screenshots-of-doom-microsoft-com-survey/#comment-693 Per Liedman Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:32:08 +0000 http://uxhero.com/?p=2242#comment-693 That screenshot is indeed a lol and a disaster at the same time. :) That screenshot is indeed a lol and a disaster at the same time. :)

]]> By: Nathan Bowers http://uxhero.com/screenshots-of-doom/screenshots-of-doom-microsoft-com-survey/#comment-691 Nathan Bowers Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:13:16 +0000 http://uxhero.com/?p=2242#comment-691 Whoa, brutal screenshot and great post. Thanks for the link. Whoa, brutal screenshot and great post. Thanks for the link.

]]> By: Nathan Bowers http://uxhero.com/screenshots-of-doom/screenshots-of-doom-microsoft-com-survey/#comment-692 Nathan Bowers Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:10:27 +0000 http://uxhero.com/?p=2242#comment-692 Fair point, always a UX fail to require a plugin, but we're stuck with plugins for now. Check out <a href="http://blogs.rassak.com/everythingcommunicates/2009/06/25/digital-threat-4-shooting-yourself-in-the-foot/" rel="nofollow">this screen</a> that barak linked to above.<br><br>The main thing is, plugins and video and getting the message across is hard enough without shooting yourself in the foot with pushy surveys. Fair point, always a UX fail to require a plugin, but we're stuck with plugins for now. Check out this screen that barak linked to above.

The main thing is, plugins and video and getting the message across is hard enough without shooting yourself in the foot with pushy surveys.

]]> By: Per Liedman http://uxhero.com/screenshots-of-doom/screenshots-of-doom-microsoft-com-survey/#comment-690 Per Liedman Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:06:33 +0000 http://uxhero.com/?p=2242#comment-690 So Microsoft should have put up a page which said "QuickTime required. Free download"? Really? That's also kind of a UX catastrophe, IMHO.<br><br>But I agree with the rest of the post, those modal surveys are, like you said, a plague. So Microsoft should have put up a page which said “QuickTime required. Free download”? Really? That's also kind of a UX catastrophe, IMHO.

But I agree with the rest of the post, those modal surveys are, like you said, a plague.

]]> By: barak kassar http://uxhero.com/screenshots-of-doom/screenshots-of-doom-microsoft-com-survey/#comment-689 barak kassar Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:14:50 +0000 http://uxhero.com/?p=2242#comment-689 It is astonishing. And when you combine this with the sometimes requirement of downloading Silverlight it can get even worse. See:: <a href="http://blogs.rassak.com/everythingcommunicates/2009/06/25/digital-threat-4-shooting-yourself-in-the-foot/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.rassak.com/everythingcommunicates/...</a> It is astonishing. And when you combine this with the sometimes requirement of downloading Silverlight it can get even worse. See:: http://blogs.rassak.com/everythingcommunicates/...

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