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Answer by G_real for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't allow free...

For general example only.Imagine What if GOOGLE does like this? - Marketing its most popular products on the home page like put products blocks, tell users what company does, remove that Search Text...

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Answer by jpmc26 for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't allow free...

On the one hand, you have SO actively attacking veterans with the "Welcoming" philosophy and changes. On the other, they've now replaced the home page with one that provides no apparent avenue for...

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Answer by IMSoP for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't allow free...

It's been mentioned in comments, but I don't think in another answer, so I want to bring it out in bold letters:The best advert for the paid services is the public Q&A.I totally understand wanting...

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Answer by Mad Scientist for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't allow...

If a new user actually manages to find the Q&A site on this new landing page, this is what they'll see in the main navigation area on Stack Overflow.There are three Stack Overflows here and one...

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Answer by Josiah Yoder for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't allow...

Perhaps put a "take a tour" button by the "create an account" button?

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Answer by gman for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't allow free use...

Metrics! Metrics!! Metrics!!!If the new home page is unwelcoming, shouldn't it show up in the metrics?I agree it's seems bad to me, but I'd love to see by just how much.

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Answer by Sinatr for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't allow free...

Please remove that yellow crap:And make this as https://stackoverflow.com:Because 99.9999% of visitors don't need a product or business when they visit Stack Overflow and those who needs it, you know,...

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Answer by Cesar M for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't allow free...

It was not our intention to hide or make it harder to access the public, open Q&A. Our values around this have not changed.We will be making tweaks in the current design to make it clearer and...

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Answer by Tinkeringbell for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't allow...

As someone who has never asked or answered a question on Stack Overflow, I never got a good idea of what's expected of a question, even after looking at so many for work...As someone that has talked...

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Answer by Tschallacka for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't allow...

I just landed there by accident in incognito mode, and I was totally confused and blindsided.I do not remember a meta discussion with the community if this is an okay experiment to do, I do not...

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Answer by Journeyman Geek for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't...

I'd like to pull in a few things from the Twitter thread. I was talking about this with someone and a few other pointsWhy is this even a thing?Fortunately this hasn't infected the rest of the network,...

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Answer by Magisch for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't allow free...

This is pretty bad. Getting to the actual meat (questions) is buried in either a hamburger menu or in a standard marketing type three column structure with lots of graphics and fancy words but nothing...

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Answer by toniedzwiedz for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't allow...

What you're missing is a gigantic Proceed to Q&A button somewhere above the fold on the home page. Preferably just below the main headline.

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Answer by Youcef LAIDANI for New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't...

My company does not allow us to log in to websites (security measures). For that I use Stack Overflow as private mode and phone. About the new look of the home page, I guess this is the new policy of...

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New home page makes it seem like SO doesn't allow free use any more

I will start off by saying that I'm a bit of an oddball. I browse exclusively in private browsing mode. When I'm logged in to Stack Overflow and close a tab, I'm no longer logged in. So despite being a...

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