Sean Hodges wrote: > On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 2:20 PM, ellipsoidmobile > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> Much as I love Android, I'd have to admit that (in general) iPhone >> applications just seem to be much prettier than Android applications. >> UI & graphics are far from being my strong point and I've never >> developed for iPhone, so I don't really understand why this is. >> > > The iPhone only has to support a single screen size, resolution, and > set of input methods. This means you can practically draw the UI on > the screen, you don't need to consider how the UI would look when > packed into a smaller screen, or how the user might interact with it > if there was no touch screen. > > The iPhone also has the larger market share, which means whilst there > are a number of good looking apps on Android (e.g. Aloqa, RockOn, > Speed Forge 3D...) there are a lot more developed for the iPhone, > simply through supply and demand. > > Another possible reason, and without confirmation from Apple this is > mere speculation; is the vetting process for the AppStore. Potentially > Apple could be rejecting apps that do not meet a certain aesthetic > quality, this means that half-finished or low budget apps are less > likely to pollute the store. > > At least, that's my take on things. This is not necessarily how things > will always be. The UI fragmentation problem in Android is improving > gradually (though some would say still at a slower pace than the > hardware). Market share trends are looking in Androids' favour, and > eventually people will stop looking at Google's Android Market as the > only source of Android apps (and directly comparing its content to the > AppStore).
Yup there is something to be said about not having to have an extensible OS. The iPhone could pretty much be a hack that their engineering threw together and still be successful. Pretty apps cost money by hiring an artist. To naively think that every app needs to have that would be a very novice view. With many niche apps where the information is important not the way it is presented decoration can get in the way. OTOH, if you're selling a mass market item that you want a lot of impulse buying then prettier interfaces may be necessary. I think Android will soon dwarf the iPhone share of the market. And I think that Apple would have a much larger share of the computer market today if Jobs had not taken the reins back. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
