Ubuntu beyond GTK apps?

[Dotan Cohen]

2008/5/18 Mackenzie Morgan <macoafi at gmail.com>:
> Do people
> actually memorize things as "click on the button on the right"?  Really?
> I don't think so.  I've never heard directions be given like that.  It's
> always "Click OK."
>

Yes. These are the ones who install Gator and Buddy and all other
sorts of malware. A bank recently experimented with a security measure
that went like this: popup that said "We are now sending you a virus.
Please click OK to continue" and the users who clicked OK were barred
from logging into their online accounts. 87% of their users were
barred from logging into their online accounts.

Dotan Cohen

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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?