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Why beautiful software gets away with crashing

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If a piece of software is visually gorgeous, users will completely ignore the fact that it constantly crashes. We heavily associate beautiful design with high functionality, meaning an incredibly shiny outer shell excuses a multitude of terrible technical flaws.

Why beautiful software gets away with crashing
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