Ask HN: What is the worst user interface in any webapp that you know of ?

5 points by jacquesm 16y ago ↗ HN

We're all looking for examples of how to do things better, but how about finding out where rock-bottom sits ?

Sites that have a large number of users because there are little or no alternatives that have a really bad user experience.

These would look like prime candidates for some serious competition.

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jgrahamc 16y ago ↗

WebEx

danudey 16y ago ↗

WebEx in general is just a mess. Why do I have to call in just to get an audio stream? If I have a microphone and speakers, can't I just use that? Of course not. WebEx is 2000's technology, held-over.

projecktzero 16y ago ↗

It's still better than Windows Live Meeting. You are right, I don't know why these services/apps don't have VOIP built in.

icey 16y ago ↗

Early BugZilla was pretty painful

Travis 16y ago ↗

Salesforce has never particularly impressed me.

But by far the worst UI has to be the Authorize.net one. It is absolutely miserable. And they're HUGE, and super high profile. Why can't they have a decent site?

Godaddy's upselling isn't really "UI", but I'm not a fan of them either.