Browsers

When choice goes wrongMarch 5th, 2010

The Microsoft browser choice screen

Due to European ruling, Windows is starting to show a screen to users which gives them a choice of browsers to install, the intent being to let them know about the wide choice of web browsers out there.

But they’ve made a mistake. The majority of people use one of five browsers, yet there’s a choice of twelve options in the browser choice screen. Having a wide range of web browsers is great, but not when they’re presented like this. All that will happen is users will get choice paralysis and hit the red cross at the top right of the window.