There are some Macintosh apps where I think that the Macintosh, from a
simplicity of use factor, is head-and-shoulders above others. Production of
simple multimedia presentations is one. But that's simply a matter of the
choice of UI, and while it means Apple has a significant lead now, it does
not mean that others can't implement similar UI changes that could eliminate
that lead quite easily.
The Apple UI does have some annoying quirks, however. Such as the ambiguity
about "closing" a program (using the red button in the corner of the
window). If I push the close button, is the application closed, or simply
removed from view? Sometimes it appears to be one, sometimes the other. I've
yet to find a pattern to when which thing happens, and there are occasions
where that's supremely annoying.
The iPhone, however (and the iPad, for that use I have had of it so far)
just feel like a very constrained couple of boxen. Do it Jobs' way, or hit
the highway. And there's far too many times I've found myself not making
head or tails of the "intuitive" (and label-less) iconography. Then it's
poke and ponder time.
On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 6:45 PM, Bill Pearce <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I must not have drunk the Apple KoolAid
>
> Not to offend, but there are some of us that agree with you entirely. As an
> Iphone user, they are strange and partly unfriendly. They are perfect only
> for Steve Jobs and his clones. There are some of you on this list that are
> apple enthuisiasts, and you all know who you are, but any interest I have
> had in their computers has been forever silenced by my experiences with the
> Iphone ande the air port extreme. As my relatives might have said, oy
> vey!!!! I have come to believe that steve jobs is more evil than Bill
> Gates.
>
>
> Bill Pearce
>
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