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The fear for easter eggs and fun in serious business

What's the big deal with having some fun in business applications? Why are companies so afraid of ridiculing their own software or throwing a silly joke at a customer? A subject we won't go into here, but just mentioning it because it's something that's worth thinking about.

For example: Google actually benefits from jokes and fun and silly things in its own products. Just a simple example. Try to search for the word recursion!

recursion.png

"Did you mean recursion" ???

That's what I typed!
When you click on it you get the same page...

Silly sells!

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