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Thursday, November 20, 2003

Microsoft describes inductive UI
Matt Webb pointed me to a good Microsoft article from two years ago describing inductive UI and the work the company is doing to improve the PC user experience. "Also called inductive navigation, the IUI model suggests how to make software applications simpler by breaking features into screens or pages that are easy to explain and understand. This IUI model is emerging in various Microsoft projects .... The overall concept of IUI is in its infancy. Designers employing these techniques are learning and discovering more about it as they use it for their software. The information in this document will evolve over time as research and knowledge in this area increases." Inductive UI solves the most basic software problem of all: Most software is too hard to use.

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