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Usability myths

UIE debunk three usability “myths” (the three click rule, the idea that users give up on slow loading web sites, and the “5 to 8 test subjects should post most usability problems” idea). 37Signals do a pretty good job of debunking the debunkers.

This is Usability myths by Simon Willison, posted on 29th March 2003.

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