<![CDATA[You can't be simple forever -- a Yahoo comments on the Google homepage - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[You can't be simple forever -- a Yahoo comments on the Google homepage - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[You can't be simple forever -- a Yahoo comments on the Google homepage]]> It's another instance of Pareto's rule.. Governs everything Google does, from the interview process to their design philosophy.

Prolific Programmer

]]> <![CDATA[You can't be simple forever -- a Yahoo comments on the Google homepage]]> Uh, yeah, now they know how to offer access to all their services without vomiting links all over their front page.

Seriously, I'm not a Google fanboy, but this is a perfect example of the differences between the two UI philosophies. Google takes the approach that the vast majority of their users want only a few things, that a small group want a few more, and the rest will be willing to click through to a different screen. Yahoo wants you to know about EVERYTHING THEY'RE DOING and thus makes their front page a cluttered mess.

jfruh

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