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OneDrive disguising the "Buy now" button using the Cancel color scheme (programming.dev)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by PoolloverNathan@programming.dev to c/assholedesign@lemmy.world

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[–] 1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

usually the button they want you to press is the one that's colored

That’s the point. They’re abusing that common knowledge. They know that you’ll glance at the buttons and in that split second, assume the white button is “cancel”, and click that. They’re hoping some of those errant clicks turn into sales