Usefulness, Utility, Usability: 3 Goals of UX Design (Jakob Nielsen)

Summary: For products to be useful, they must have both utility and usability. Either UX quality alone won't cut it.

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Usefulness, Utility, Usability: 3 Goals of UX Design (Jakob Nielsen)

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