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In many cases start up dialogs represent some form of failing, ranging from a failing of engineering (unable to find or implement a cleaner solution), a failing of design (unable to determine the best approach) or a failing of security (delegating a decision so that we can blame the victim).  In all of these cases the dialog itself is simply the manifestation of a larger problem that we need to attack.  So perhaps "the eradication of start up dialogs" is an overly negative title, this is really more about "solving a range of complex problems, but entirely behind the scenes."
In many cases start up dialogs represent some form of failing, ranging from a failing of engineering (unable to find or implement a cleaner solution), a failing of design (unable to determine the best approach) or a failing of security (delegating a decision so that we can blame the victim).  In all of these cases the dialog itself is simply the manifestation of a larger problem that we need to attack.  So perhaps "the eradication of start up dialogs" is an overly negative title, this is really more about "solving a range of complex problems, but entirely behind the scenes."
[http://blog.mozilla.com/faaborg/2009/08/28/eradicating-start-up-dialogs/ Faaborg's blog post]


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== Current Status  ==
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