If Google is smart, why is this dumb?

Every time I elect to subscribe to someone’s RSS feed I am presented with this well-meaning page:

A snap of the Google “pick a door” page

I have NEVER clicked on “Add to Google homepage.” I ALWAYS click on “Add to Google Reader.” Google probably knows this. I grab and shed feeds rather quickly, so this page is a frequent (and frequently annoying) interruption to my RSS-snarfing routine. In the words of Nancy Kerrigan: “WHYYYYYYY!!?”

Granted, this is a small annoyance. But fostering pleasure in use, beyond simple usability, is primarily concerned with removing (large and) small annoyances. Perhaps a checkbox: “Remember this choice?”

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