-[ Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 06:02:34PM +0200, arne anka ]---- > > So, how does the Freerunner UI stand in front of the iPhone's ? > > What about the MobileMe initiative ? Do we have anything like that ? > > > > I checked both openmoko and maemo, and Im more and more afraid of how > > far we are (we = the FOSS people) from Apple and Google. > > why should "we" compete with apple in this respect? > i never understood the hype for 3d desktop thingumabob (compiz/aigle or > whatever it is called now), animated icons or that stuff -- it usually > only eats cpu and memory w/o offering real benefits, it's just eye candy.
OK, I agree 100% here. What strickes me with iPhone UI is not the eyecandy but the simplicity and easiness. Even the animations are not gratuitous waste of CPU : it helps the user to understand what's happening. For instance, in the mobileMe video presentation the user uploads a picture of a contact and then the picture appears to flow right into the picture box of the contact detail - this is not merely done to catch the eyes but also to help the user understand the relations between widgets. Im certain my wife/parents would master all the iPhone apps although they can't use my maemo gadget which requires to be used to computers. _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
