brian.shapiro wrote:i prefered msn messenger and its interface over windows messenger (after removing the tabs -- ugh, tabs were an eyesore). but i doubt many of those 95% you're referring to really cared for winks or dynamic backgrounds or packs.
i have tech knowledge and skill but don't consider myself "elite" in that i am in touch with what people like. my view is that tech people who say that other tech people just are 'out of touch' with the fact that others like winks, sounds a lot like how everyone was saying the 'common person' would love Microsoft BOB. this is very patronizing to non-techies, they aren't babies
I'm in touch with what my users want because, and I know this might sound like a radical idea, I actually get feedback, talk to users, am able to see users using the likes of nudges and winks when I tour labs.
Y'know, as opposed to ridiculously cretinous conspiracy theories about their origin, getting feedback is probably the reason there are nudges and winks and Media Player integration in MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger, and the like.
