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I'm usually very nice when I give design feedback, especially to my clients, solo bloggers, startups, and anyone doing the best they can with limited time and budget. However, if you've got a team of designers, QA people, and usability engineers, and you screw up something I rely on, the gloves come off.
See also: the Delicious.com developer blog has a movie that shows the difference between the old and new designs..
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