“There is a happy middle ground where developers can apologize and software can provide the user polite guidance about what to do next.

– Cooper Journal, ranting on too cute error messages

“User interfaces are one of the principal sources from which a person learns about his or her work.

– northtemple, UIs that lie & the users who believe them

“What the user gets instead, is increased battery life, sustained performance, and reduced confusion.

– Smoking Apples on (the supposed lack of) multi-tasking on the iPad