Post #254,095
5/1/06 8:13:05 PM
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Not quite
cuz everyone knows how to google or yahoo, which they would continue to do. But if they have to change something to do so, they'll just use whatever is the default.
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Post #254,118
5/2/06 9:21:56 AM
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Some Info
1) if they go to google and are using IE7 a big red arrow from google
comes up pointing to the search box and telling them they can change the
default to google
2) as I stated before, if they are going to google or yahoo or wherever
then they are not using the box for anything (which if the users are as
ignorant as most of the posts in this thread imply then that if exactly
what the box is "used" for)
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Post #254,119
5/2/06 9:39:42 AM
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Irrelevant.
It's all about the law. What users *can* do doesn't matter.
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Post #254,716
5/7/06 8:32:44 PM
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This deserves to be framed and hung
"What users *can* do doesn't matter."
Indeed.
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Post #254,777
5/8/06 1:43:19 PM
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?
Users *can* just install Firefox.
Users *can* just install Linux.
Users *can* just buy a Mac.
I'm not sure I get your point.
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Post #254,782
5/8/06 1:55:48 PM
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Wasn't it your point to begin with?
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Post #254,788
5/8/06 3:37:20 PM
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Indeed
But I'm not convinced it's the point that Ark took away from the post.
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Post #255,347
5/13/06 1:04:31 PM
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None of my points are very flattering
It does not matter that people are lazy and stupid
The law will fix it.
Or, it doe not matter that users can now do much more than they used to. We must have a law to ensure the ideal state, when those users can do _everything_ in the best possible way.
There might be a couple more.
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Post #255,414
5/14/06 5:11:54 AM
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You've missed my point entirely.
Peter
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Post #254,121
5/2/06 9:45:16 AM
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Better idea.
First time IE starts, a dialog box pops up with major search engines, asking user to select one for the default search.
When somebody asks you to trade your freedoms for security, it isn't your security they're talking about.
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Post #254,127
5/2/06 10:07:43 AM
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Better better idea.
Make sure it's a multi-select, and not a drop-down (with MSN pre-selected, natch).
Otherwise the user will just hit "OK" and be done with it. They should have to pick from a list before continuing.
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