[georgemcbay]

I would have to know more about the study to know if this is meaningful. When people see something novel (to them) they often think they prefer it to whatever the old thing is simply due to the novelty. But they might change their mind if they were actually forced to use the new method for some time.

Case in point: touchscreens replacing dials and switches in cars -- cool right? So flexible! But no, in reality they suck and you can't use them at all without becoming a danger to yourself and everyone else on the road. Physical dials and switches are way better because they can be controlled without actually looking at them. But this is something that takes a while to become obvious to people (in fact, car makers are still fucking this up).