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This has been done for a long time on many sites. The Firefox download is one that comes to mind.

I see this as more of a no-brainer for a software download than a standout example of brilliant UX.

UX isn't about who did what first. It's about doing what makes sense for the user, then reapplying it in every scenario that works. Pull to refresh on the iPhone was utter genius and everyone adopted it. No one is saying, "Well Tweetie did that first!"

Also, it seems like a "no brainer" now, but during the development it's easy for these no brainer things to either be ignored or written off as a waste of valuable engineering time.

Well, apart from Apple who often claim they did it first...

Well said. I wasn't trying to say DropBox is the only or the first. They had the will and attention to detail that so so many sites don't.

The Firefox one gives you Safari screenshots on a Mac, regardless of what browser you are using. So Dropbox did take it one step further.

Same here. When writing instructions about how to install the historious bookmarklet, I had to take screenshots of all the browsers, including the iPhone. I don't think of it as a nice touch, it's integral to people's understanding of how to install it.

I haven't had a single request for additional instructions, ever.

Well said, this is been done in many sites for many years. I don't know why dropbox is always hitting first page.

Also, this was the case in plenty of printed technical manuals for any dual platform software.

It's not brilliant in the sense that it's innovative, but rather because it's attention to detail that 95% of sites don't bother to touch.

Sometimes it's something ever so slight that makes the difference between a conversion and a bounce.

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