The most important part of a product is actually the text (opens in new tab)

(blog.dittowords.com)

18 pointsjessouyang5y ago2 comments

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"Over coffee, John Saito once mentioned to us that the product of Dropbox itself had more words than a Harry Potter novel!"

Wow that is actually super cool to think about. I wonder what they mean by this (i.e. is it the product itself or does it include things like T&C)? I wonder what a comparison looks like for a more documentation heavy company (ex. Stripe)

brianjunyinchan5y ago

It was quite interesting to see product copy on checkout pages evolve overnight in hospitality and delivery apps when COVID took hold in mid March.

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probe5y ago

"Over coffee, John Saito once mentioned to us that the product of Dropbox itself had more words than a Harry Potter novel!"

brianjunyinchan5y ago

It was quite interesting to see product copy on checkout pages evolve overnight in hospitality and delivery apps when COVID took hold in mid March.

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