> The interface is really disconnected, inconsistent, and almost has an > amateur quality to it.
G1 is a revolution: open source OS, a free-for-all for developers, diverse devices to run on...Oops, we had that revolution already on the desktop. For consumers, how did that turn out? Its manufacturer HTC called G1 "The most exciting phone in the history of phones." I compiled a list of a bunch of software, hardware and service flaws in G1 and asked the question, "Would Apple have been utterly crucified and AAPL have tanked if the iPhone came out with so many shortcomings?" in: The Big List: 30 critical issues with Google G1 phone http://counternotions.com/2008/09/24/g1/ The integration of all these features on the iPhone into a fluid UI is apparently of not much concern to G1 promoters. It's after all "open." It's more important to be able to write tethering or VoIP apps that carriers won't allow on the device than raise the level of UI coherency. If Google can't bring even a semblance of UI coherency to its own products (45% of which are apparently still in "beta") then what can be expected for an OS that's supposed to run on any device from $10 "phones" to multi-touch handheld computers? -- Kontra http://counternotions.com ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
