Stephen Hahn wrote: > * Frank Ludolph <Frank.Ludolph at Sun.COM> [2008-08-08 21:37]: >> I would say that it is still under discussion. The problem of putting a >> reg icon on the desktop is that it does not allow for informing users of >> incentives to register. We are investigating ways of presenting "Next >> Steps" (and initiating registration) other than a simple web page. The >> reg icon can always be added back to the desktop if other approaches don't >> work out. > > I would vote for a simple "next steps" application, which would be a > launcher, perhaps with some time-varying or external means of changing > what tasks are emphasized, over using a browser. >
Agreed. Calum had mocked up some possibilities here before the May release which we didn't have time to implement, but I'm sure we've still got those around. This really needs to be made a priority - relying on the browser just limits our options too much. Dave
