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As always, the general rule of the desktop is "don't break my browser functionality". Browser functionality = scroll bar, back/forward button, refresh, bookmark, etc.


A better rule is that these browser functions should do what the user expects. I don't think this page violates that rule (and it might not even violate yours: the scrollbar's movement has not been altered on this page like on Apple's product pages).


It violates mine: on just about every other page when I press spacebar the page scrolls.


I gotta admit, I was confused for a few seconds when the page didn't scroll when I scrolled my mousewheel.


No, because what the user expects can be customizable, app developers can't just guess it.




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