Thread: N9 [Shipping]: It's finally here [for some]!
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2011-10-07 , 22:56
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Originally Posted by babraq View Post
Why would I want to play a video I can see only at 1/2 or 1/3 of the original size? Or I can't see at all (when in other view/application)? To drain battery?

Swipe UX is designed to simplify tasks you do many times a day. Everytime I want to check something on the web while I am watching something, I have to pause video, change window/workspace, and so on... The question is: why NOT to pause video automatically when I want to switch activity? It makes sense to me.

If your reason is only to show how awesome is real multitasking on N9, then try to think more pragmatically.
Why not give users the choice? That's the approach I'm taking with my applications. There's no reason why Nokia can't do the same. Some users will want the option to have the video continue playing whilst briefly performing another task. Same goes for portrait-only. A pointless and unnecessary limitation, which is applied even in some applications which require text entry. Lame.

There is already a nice, shiny fruit phone for those that don't want/need choices.
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