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		PunksATawnyFill on May 27, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google no longer providing original URL in AMP for... Companies with shitty UI often make unfounded claims that "users prefer it." Adobe is another prime offender here. If anyone's word should NOT be taken as gospel for UI or branding, it's Google's.

72deluxe on May 27, 2020 | [–]

Reminds me of the Office 2013 ribbon bar - users preferred it apparently! They couldn't find any of the options they'd used for 20+ years but somehow preferred it!

Thank goodness menus for Office still existed on the Mac.

snazz on May 27, 2020 | [–]

Adobe users do prefer the UI to GIMP, for example.

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