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Two-panel comic. Left panel, headed "Product Features", shows an elaborate gray multi-level cat tree with perches, platforms and a hammock. Right panel, headed "User Needs", shows a cat peeking out of a plain open cardboard box. Credit in corner: "_yes_but".

Cat Tower Features vs. the Cardboard Box Users Want

A cat ignores the fancy cat tree for a cardboard box, a UX joke about product features versus what users actually need. Relatable to anyone who has shipped software.

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Two-panel comic. Left panel, headed "Product Features", shows an elaborate gray multi-level cat tree with perches, platforms and a hammock. Right panel, headed "User Needs", shows a cat peeking out of a plain open cardboard box. Credit in corner: "_yes_but".

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