Does anyone know where I can go to find the results of usability testing of widely used software?
I want to be able to make informed decisions about:
- which bits of existing packages to copy in my software
- how to choose between multiple packages (programs, components, etc).
Really, I would be grateful for anything here.
I’m interested in: websites, office software, email clients, you name it.
I want objective, empirical information about what’s good and what’s not in specific instances.
This question is inspired by my answer to this question about markdown.
useit.com gives out awards for 10 Best X on a semiregular basis, e.g., 10 Best Intranets of 2009, 10 Best Application UIs of 2008, etc.
In case I didn’t make it clear, useit.com is the web site for Jakob Nielsen, and the Top 10 lists are the results of usability studies the NN/g conducts.