The first screen is just a login box, which is incredibly offputting for a first time user - they don't know (immediately) what to put there.
Can you not just bring up the shared workspace and have a box that lets you enter a username for a private space on the same screen?
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Thu 21 Feb 2002, 7:30,
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Can you not just bring up the shared workspace and have a box that lets you enter a username for a private space on the same screen?