Thread: Apple vs Nokia
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Originally Posted by Wizard69 View Post
Interestingly I've come to the opposite conclusion.
From what I read, some do.

Originally Posted by Wizard69 View Post
I wouldn't mind at all if the first page you see upon power up on a new Nokia was like the Apple screen. That is you are greeted with a set of nicely arraigned icons that lead you directly to the devices primary functions. In other words whip it out of ones pocket, press a button and be surfing the internet, generating a note, or finding a contact instantly.
Thats what I meant when I said the UI reflects the limited functionality. An iPhone/iPod Touch can have such a simple UI because it does have something like a primary function. The Tablet is, in fact, a fully customizable PC. For some, the primary function is surfing. For others, its ebook reading. VoIP. Games. Video playback. Car navigation. etc. - So how do you create a "simple" user interface for an indefinite number of primary functions?


Originally Posted by Wizard69 View Post
No you wouldn't because the main menu is fixed in size.
As I said: It doesn't scale.


Originally Posted by Wizard69 View Post
I have to suggest though that those visual effects and other user interface features are what is making the iPhone popular. For the majority of the people out there it provides a better experience.
Right, the visual effects is what make it popular. Its the main selling point. I doubt, though, that its a better experience after you've seen all the effects a few times. Its the same on the desktop. Everybody loves beryls visual effects. Everybody turns them off after 3 days. Only you cant turn them off on those App|e devices.

Originally Posted by Wizard69 View Post
I'm not sure how it is getting in your way.
I found it extremely unproductive having to flip through all the open browser "windows" (well, not actually windows... whatever they call them) in order to get back to a specific one. There's this well-known concept of tabs. you klick them, you're where you want. So easy. Of course its not pretty, it doesnt have the effect of flying 3D objects, but its so much faster. Same goes for scrolling through albums. Who would actually want to do this? It doesnt make sense with 500+ albums. Its just to show what can be done eye-candy-wise, but its not a good UI experience at all. This is what I mean when saying it "gets in my way".